Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #46: Eat Your Greens Kale Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing (#eatmoresalad)
Don’t you love it when cooking isn’t really cooking at all? I picked up this overpriced bag of salad that was on a crazy sale at the store and my … Continue reading
Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #45: Chicken Pot Pie With Easy Homemade Crust #homecooking
Hello, friends and eaters! This post was supposed to make it’s appearance on Star Wars Day — May the Fourth Be With You — but I couldn’t carve out the … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc #17: Chores and Bikes
I am still alive despite the cobwebs all up in here! My husband was out of state for a week, we spent four days painting gazebo fencing by hand, I’ve … Continue reading
Protected: Yeah Write #41: Dine Now Die Later (#flashfiction)
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Yeah Write #40: Flame On (#flashfiction)
“Easy with that,” she says, pointing a spork at the unmarked, red bottle. He scoffs. Susie smirks. One bite. Two. Three. A glossy brow, glassy eyes, and gaping nostrils spell … Continue reading
Yeah Write #39: The Lunar Calendar (#flashfiction)
It doesn’t make any sense the calendar we all use. Days of the week never sure; names of the months all askew. Three six five split evenly; twenty-eight days … Continue reading
Yeah Write #38: Fortitude (#flashfiction)
Maia dropped twenty-two candles onto the scale. “You alone lit but one on your candelabra. Why?” “Teacher, you said the caves represent our future and candle weights our fortitude. I … Continue reading
Yeah Write #37: Missing the Bus (#nonfiction)
When I was in sixth grade, I had an opportunity to attend a special fall program at another school. It would have required me to take the bus once a … Continue reading
Feature #6: It Is Never Too Late To Feel Beautiful, or To Be Courageous (Perseverance)
I have posted a few times about my cousin Tracey who is 52 and has boldly put herself out there in various contests against much younger women. You can catch … Continue reading
Protected: Yeah Write #36: Tilt (#flashfiction)
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Yeah Write #35: Line-Up (#flashfiction)
Batting for you today: Psychologist, Speech Therapist, Neurologist, and Charlie — an exciting match-up against The Stroke’s prominent player Aphasia. Tanya listened to the audio; thankful tears welled. Unable to … Continue reading
Protected: What’s Up Doc #16: The Right Time To Ask — #NYCMidnight SSC Round 2 GR4
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What’s Up Doc #15: Why Fates? Why? — #NYCMidnight SSC Round 2 GR4
If hell exists, I am sure one of them is the Ring of RomCom. Open marriage? No problem, I can work with that. A scultpor? Okay. Not sure how I’m … Continue reading
Yeah Write #34: Velvet (#haiku #amwritingpoetry)
Pocks mark the green moss; Bark rended from the trees hangs where a young buck rubbed.
Yeah Write #33: Ginny-Come-Lately (#flashfiction)
Not again. I’m cursed. How am I running behind? Oh, yeah, get up an hour early, dress, groom, and wear my coffee. “You’re late again Ms. Lately,” they’ll jeer. I … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc #14: The Results Are In — Mindful Things — #NYCMidnight SSC Round 1 GR10
Last night, I waited until 12:05 am for the contest announcements and then went to bed. What was I doing? I told myself to go to bed and … Continue reading
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