Prose and Poetry

2012-09-03 - Midsummer Eve - She knows something we don't.  Something was there, is there.  She crouches by the chain-link fence and barks with determination at my bed of daylilies which lie sheltered under a sumac tree. Read More~
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 2012-02-20  Mirror Mirror on the Wall  - I wash. I scrub. I pluck. I dye.  Read More~ 
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2011-10-26  The Witches Spell - A dark cave.  In the middle, a caldron boiling.  Thunder.  Enter the three witches.  1 Witch: Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. 2 Witch:  Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin'd. 3 Witch:  Harpier cries: - 'tis time! 'Tis time! Read more ~
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2011-10-28  A Darksome, Moonless Night - It's a darksome, moonless night - the kind of dark that obscures the stars and swallows up light.  A fitful wind bestirs the dry leaves and they rustle and whisper as they flit across the lawn until ensnared by the clutching grasp of a hawthorn hedge. Read more ~
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2011-05-06  What If.  By Lauren Breton - "Hey Lauren you got a boyfriend?" "What are you doing next year, Lauren?" Enough! I got the memo.  At the moment, the answer is either no or I don't know. How am I supposed to see through a foggy window?  Rather than taking one small step for me, It's talking life, on tough leap towards the rest of my life.  Read more ~ 
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2011-01-20  Wildflowers - I want to share with you this beautifully written piece entitled "Wildflowers" from the blog "Okay Fine Dammit" in which the writer, Maggie Dammit, shares her experience of persevering through pain and catching a glimpse of joy at the other end. Read more~