April 27, 2022I hate to brag but I feel like I deserve an opportunity to toot my own horn. I’m 42, five years into an unfriendly diagnosis and living what feels like my best life. Sure all my time isn’t spent being productive or changing the world, but most of it is being spent for me.I’ve... Continue Reading →
Stars
I can’t do it tonight. Stary, shimmering, glittering… they lead me nowhere. Life is too dark for all that nonsense. Let those stars come here and we’d watch them fade. What happens when a star goes black? That small, yet mighty blip in the sky. There are so many we can’t even see. Imagine that.... Continue Reading →
Prompt – A White Puzzle Piece
Blank and broken, pieces all a skew, she stands and stared at the vastness before her. So much has changed yet nothing is different within the confines of her mind. The noise continues, reminding her of the trials she faces. Why can’t we take this blank canvas and create a new world, a new reality... Continue Reading →
Prompt – A Hair Clip
So much confusion and distraction Grab a clip pull it together, tame the mess Focus I can’t It’s broken The clip is failing My thoughts are falling The do is becoming undone. Falling Can you catch it? Does it matter? Maybe there’s beauty in the mess, does the chaos have a pattern? Clip it back... Continue Reading →
Prompt – Smell of Ground Coffee
Ground coffee, something you’d think I’d have no trouble writing about. I drink way too much of the stuff, even sipping some right now while scribbling down this madness. For some reason it’s not really speaking to me tonight. I’m clearly distracted because my thoughts are all over the place. Suddenly I’m thinking about how... Continue Reading →
Prompt – Red Velvet Fabric
He caught my eye and I couldn’t help myself, I had to watch. It wasn’t easy, being in a small room I was sure he would sense my lingering glances so i was extra cautious and ready to quickly switch my gaze. I wondered what he was feeling at that moment. It seemed there was... Continue Reading →
Prompt – Bowl of Stones (I Pulled an Almond)
An almond in a bowl of stones, that’s how I feel at times. Lost Misplaced In an environment that isn’t right. Fragile Waiting for the shoe to step on the one item that will shatter the weak one me. I used to be strong Hard as a rock Able to weather the storms But things... Continue Reading →
Prompt – Green “Grass” Pen
I have a dead hamster in my freezer. Before you think me crazy let me explain. Unlike the bright green blade of grass circling the table, my yard is currently still snow covered and frozen. That makes the task of digging a grave, even a small hamster sized one, a challenging task. Hence the... Continue Reading →
Prompt – Found Dirty Hand
I tried. First it was going to be a personal reflection with the theme of my dirty child refusing bath time. That resulted in a tub full of bubbles and an immediate pull of the drain plug as my thoughts left me and the topic swirled away. Then I pictured the hand laying along the... Continue Reading →
Prompt – Yellow Mesh Bag
Everyone is writing so I guess I should too. Let’s brainstorm… Yellow Cage Tweety Bird Every time I look at the prompt she has it in a different position… now it’s a tulip…. Spring Flowers I’m in a very literal mood it seems. My thoughts won’t seem to stray from the obvious. A rabbit hole,... Continue Reading →
The Wrong Lottery 