You’re the problem with the world

“Sticks and stones break one’s bones, but names will never hurt me.” Lies! All lies! Lies we tell ourselves Lies! All lies! I’m fantastic.  When everything in my brain is spastic. ~ I’m on top of the world. When all I really want to do is stay in the bed, curled.  ~ ‘Put your bigContinue reading “You’re the problem with the world”

Mortally 

Mortally, I walk this fragile Earth. Mortally, I face the biting air. Mortally, the elements break away my resolve.  Mortally, I lean on an understanding greater than mine. Mortally , I dare to love, hope, dream, believe.  Mortally, I climb to see the mountain top.  Mortally, I face the dark unknown. Mortally, I seek myContinue reading “Mortally “

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”

The face of loneliness

Yesterday my chapter of Winter Season was one of my main characters being lonely. Loneliness has been called an epidemic. The other day, while shopping the coffee aisle, scanning for a bargain, this flustered woman says, ‘“I can’t find the Coffeemate”. So I helped her look. They had little containers but not the big oneContinue reading “The face of loneliness”