A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
I participated in November Poem-A-Day for the first time in 2022. I only participated about half of the days, but a few poems turned out nicely! One of the prompts from the Poetry Pub called two things to mind: a personal experience and a beautiful poem by Christina Rossetti. I chose to "steal like an [...]
An exciting thing happened yesterday. One of my poems was published to an online publication called Calla Press! You can read it here. This is the first time my work has been published beyond my personal blog and small, private publications. And...Calla Press is including another one of my poems in their annual print journal [...]
Pulling up to the window, Bri stuffed a wad of $1s, several inches thick, into an envelope. She yawned as she signed her deposit slip on the steering wheel. “Good afternoon, Bri-Anne. How are you today, honey?” The voice crinkled through the speaker as the teller drawer shot open. Bri smiled at the lady whose [...]
It's been two years since I was introduced to the Rabbit Room, but I placed an order for the first time a few weeks ago. I started to get excited when I received texts of "diligent minions" and "items of great and terrible import" being "dispatched from a clandestine lair." I was so drawn in [...]
This week, as part of the Kids Ministry staff, I was asked to look through some children's books in my church's small library and resource center to help decide if they should be kept or discarded. I was also asked for recommendations for new children's books and I'm excited about that too! I used this [...]
9:00 am: I hadn’t been hiking in the nine months that I had lived in Guadalajara, but now, I was filling up a knapsack with water, lunch, snacks, camera, sunscreen, and extra socks. I was so ready for a break from the city! My American friend, Bev, and I only had to wait a half [...]
I've been participating in the Poem-a-Day challenge for the month of November. I haven't written a poem every day, but I've written something at least half of the days. I find that I enjoy writing not just from a prompt, but from another poem as a starting place. This has given me a reason to [...]
A man wearing black pants and a blue polo shirt trudged home along the cracked sidewalk, sweating heavily and muttering under his breath, “On the bus route, huh?” It was true that this selling point had been an exaggeration in the rent advertisement which had caught his attention last month. On the other hand, it [...]
“So nice to meet you, Will.” “William. Nice to meet you too, Samantha.” “William, of course. You can call me Sam.” The pair shook hands and then sat down on their respective sides of the desk. Sam was looking for an assistant for her start up business that helped local small businesses expand online and [...]
A short fictional story “Don’t worry, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. I have your numbers and I’ll keep my phone with me.” “Ok, thanks. Let’s go, honey,” Dad pulled Mom’s sleeve. Mom squeezed Adelyn, who was busy playing with her toes, and then me. “Please listen to Miss Jessica, ok, Ginny? Ask for permission first, right?” [...]
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