CONGRATULATIONS to my three lovely necklace winners! Wendy V, Aubrey M, and Kelley L! I’ll be in touch to get addresses and what letter you’d like on your necklace! There’s just something about water. How it refreshes. That first touch of the lake on… Continue Reading “In The Water”
Never again. Have you said those words? Thought them? Hoped them? Never again. I won’t let that happen again. Won’t allow that person into my life. Can’t let myself dwell on it. Never again. And have you turned from that person/place/thing that you promised… Continue Reading “Never Again”
Thursday morning, my alarm chimed at me. It was 4:00. In the morning. Amazingly, it didn’t hurt to get up. “Wow,” I thought to myself (because I didn’t want to evoke the wrath of Jeff by speaking aloud at such an hour). “Bonnie was… Continue Reading “Up At 4 a.m.”
Be sure to vote for the stories from the 1st week of January. You can do that by clicking here. Today’s story idea comes from…a mysterious person… š Well, not so mysterious to me. Because I know who came up with the idea. But… Continue Reading “The Riches of Babylon–Inspired by…”
I’ve been clean for 90 days. No needles putting pleasure into my veins. No white powder up my nose and to my brain to make me see and hear and feel what isn’t there. No bottle to help me sleep walk through the days… Continue Reading “Clean — From My Archives”
Make sure you vote for the Week 2 storiesĀ here.Ā Ā Week 3 of Ā theĀ September Challenge ContestĀ begins with a story idea from Shannon Caroland. Shannon was one of my very first friends at Great Lakes Christian College. He is also one of the funniest people I’ve… Continue Reading “Used Car Exile — Inspired by Shannon Caroland”