There is Chaos. Disaster, distruction, mayhem. Crayon on the walls, yogurt in the carpet. Piles of forgotten toys. Dust on the cabinets and windowsills. In every direction, there is filth. The dishes from last nights dinner are still on the table. A basket of clean laundry is forgotten by the stairs, left alone to wrinkle. A wet diaper has somehow… Read More
Water.
Another writing piece! I am going to try to participate in this more regularly, so you can expect to see more of these. I really enjoy writing them, so I hope you enjoy reading them. This weeks prompt: Water gives life. It also takes it away. Write a short piece – fiction or non-fiction – inspired by one or both… Read More
Alphabet soup.
The Red Dress Club has another great prompt this week. “Your assignment is to write a short piece – fiction, non-fiction, poetry, whatevs – in which each sentence starts with a the next letter of the alphabet. Starting with “A.” So, yes, your finished product will consist of 26 sentences.” I chose non-fiction, and to write about my night. I’ve… Read More
Tears.
The Red Dress Club had a photo prompt this week. When I looked at the photo titled “Resigned“, I didn’t think about how creative I could be… all I could think about was the number of times I’ve cried lately. Just last night, I cried when I put Ronan to bed and he was coughing so hard he was gasping. … Read More
I Don’t Like You.
You know… you’re not really all that great. Excuse me? Hah… um… what a thing to say. Who just says that to someone? Well, we’re stuck in this elevator. Might as well say something. Besides, I’ve never really liked you. Oh. Go on, then, I guess. Tell me how you REALLY feel. Okay. I will. You know that phrase, “Jack… Read More
