Guest Evelyn wasn’t sure she heard what she thought she was hearing. She had been crying so hard that everything was a blur. There it was again, who was knocking at her front door? She looked around for her cell phone. It was lying in the floor, still connected to Dillon? Continue reading “Sunshine Valley”
Author Archives: Chico’s Mom
Round things – some
Never good at sports. This is my story to report. Round balls. Textured balls. Big balls. Little balls. ‘Eye roll’ why? ~ Try the discus throw. You have upper body strength galore. A constant reminder of how I got that upper body strength, no thanks. What about track? Discus throw or nothing, thanks for theContinue reading “Round things – some”
Sunshine Valley
Food? Evelyn looked into her empty fridge. She didn’t buy any food. How stupid of her. She paced around her house for a while, took a shower, before finally laying down on her makeshift bed. She rolled over staring at the clock. Midnight. Her stomach growled reminding her it was empty. The delightfulContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”
Teach a class; second option
This is the second idea for the class I’ve been asked to teach. Class length: 45 minutes. Class size: currently unknown. Complete project as pictured can’t be completed in 45 minutes. In the picture above, the leaves have been traced with paint. I ran out of time. 😢 The aspect I really like about thisContinue reading “Teach a class; second option”
Sunshine Valley
Tears Sheriff Dillon Pace climbed into his SUV. He hated to leave her alone. “God,” he prayed, “protect her.” It had been 30 years since he’d said any kind of prayer. She was here. She was back in Sunshine Valley. He didn’t remember the drive to his house. All he couldContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”
Love
Last night I was watching a movie; “We blind ourselves to the truth because we are weak, because we hope. But there’s no hope for love. Love ends in betrayal. Aye and always.” What do you think? Does love always win? Or does it always end? Is love even real? Or is it a stateContinue reading “Love”
Sunshine Valley
Faith “Dillon, when did you loose your faith?” Talk about knocking the air out of a body. All of a sudden if seemed as if there wasn’t any gravity and he was floating from the porch. When indeed had he lost his faith? He had to be honest with himself, heContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”
Teach a class
I’ve been asked to teach a class at a conference. Class size; unknown. Time: 45 minutes. First timed project: Concerns: messy. This is being done inside. A lot of dead time and I’m not a Chatty Cathy.
Sunshine Valley
Bessie? Night had fallen as they put the last box where it needed to go. She had taken all the pictures from the album that she wanted. Even cut out a few of the people she either didn’t know or didn’t like. He had loaded all the garbage in the backContinue reading “Sunshine Valley”
Alive
You made it out alive. Not giving in to the wells insatiable appetite. But I bet you have clay on your boots and under your nails. You’re alive. Clay washes off. Mud will settle. Much needed water fresh on the table. ~ *Bois d’ arc aka Lions Mane, A poetic conversation, 2024.
