Critiques
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Many times, writers will not submit their work for critique. They personalize the critique. Their spirits soar when words of praise follow. They feel downcast, chastised, perhaps rebuked, when a remark seems hurtful. After all, what was submitted ...
Shoebox Surprise
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Several months ago, Hubby bought a pair of work boots from Mason Shoe Co., but he’s had problems breaking them in, particularly the left boot. Last week he noticed a large, painful callus on his left toe. He tried wearing his moccasins. They were ...
Eusebio and the Flood
posted over 3 years ago, updated 2 days later | 1 comment
The sun beat down unmercifully from the dry, blue sky while Eusebio weeded his patch of vegetables, hoeing out weeds growing in the dusty brown soil. He listened to the locusts singing nearby and to the dull sound of his hoe on the earth. Now and ...
One White Lilac
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Three boxes bulged with freshly dug iris, carnations, and chrysanthemums. Damp earth clung firmly to their roots. Some of the leaves were covered with dirt. More loose dirt fell from some roots when I put the boxes into the car trunk. I stood up t...
One Happy Day
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
ONE HAPPY DAY
“It’s your doctor calling,” my coworker said, indicating I had an incoming call.
My first thought was that something had happened to one of my parents as I picked up the phone. That wasn’t it at all.
“I hear you are looking for a ...
“It’s your doctor calling,” my coworker said, indicating I had an incoming call.
My first thought was that something had happened to one of my parents as I picked up the phone. That wasn’t it at all.
“I hear you are looking for a ...
Memorizing
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
In my youth, I spent many hours memorizing songs and poems. That is how I whiled away the time working at my chores. During the summer as I chopped away the weeds in those long, seemingly unending, cotton rows, it gave me something to do besides w...
A Thing of Beauty
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Leon Vance stopped momentarily, halted by the compelling beauty of early morning roses forming clusters of pure crimson. The silver in his hair glistened in the bright morning sun, highlighting a look of tranquility on his face as he paused a mome...
