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Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude
Ugh, do I have to wake up? Waking up is vastly overrated. The pillows, the blankets, the soft curve of the mattress against my body, these are calling my name, beckoning me like a lullaby. But if I’m honest with myself, I’m lucky today. I actually didn’t wake before my alarm on my phone. My…
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Poetry Tuesday – Luke
He screams, terrified, angry, And tears stream down my cheeks, wet, desperate; I plead and ask what goes unanswered, And wish with dreamlike vanity for relief and release. Although his crying subsides outwardly, I often wonder if he shares in my deep inward weeping, Buried under mounds of smiles and the day’s busyness. This…this cheap…
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Excerpt from Latent Infection – Part Three (Horror Short Story)
You can read part one here and part two here. Over the next few weeks, Cora heard nothing strange in her new home beyond the usual creaks associated with older houses. With her father gone on the road during the weekdays, he had hired contractors to begin work on the house. Among the people who were in and…
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Book Review of Production Values by Liv Bartlet
Never mix business and pleasure. It’s a phrase we’ve all heard, and there’s a reason for this. The consequences can be disastrous. This is the premise of Liv Bartlet’s debut women’s fiction novel, Production Values. This edgy, contemporary, sometimes cut-throat story takes the reader on an emotional ride through the throes of best friends, Kat…
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Poetry Tuesday – There I Abide
Will you remember me In some distant land, Where we walked by the sea, Hand-in-hand? Will you feel my kiss Tender on your lips, Though years amiss? Green to red turn tips, As autumn claims her lot. Time slips away, And I am not The same as yesterday. Weary and worn, Years upon years, Tattered…
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Excerpt from Latent Infection (continued) – Short Story
You can read the first part here. The first floor had a living room with furniture covered in sheets, the perfect hiding place if Cora had been ten years younger. When Tom pulled open the heavy dark green drapes covering the large front window that overlooked the front lawn of weeds and overgrown grass, dust particles…
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Book Review of Finding Kate by Pamela Humphrey
Kate Westfall thought she was done with her family’s secrets. Think again. Finding Kate is the second in the Texas Hill County series by Pamela Humphrey. It immediately follows the first book, Finding Claire, which I highly recommend you read before diving into Finding Kate. Otherwise, Finding Kate won’t make much sense! You can read…
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Lorna versus Laura is available for preorder!
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Tuesday Poem – Rag Doll
A verdant symphony echoes Above, around, below, Encompassing her free form, A tender touch, An ardent dance, But an embrace that withers When blows the cold tempest. Life is ripped, Their brown, broken skeletons exposed In a forest of death. She stops — alone — Falls to barrenness. The floppy rag doll tears — The…
The Rock at the Bottom is a finalist in the Readers’ Favorite Award Contest!
Short stories & poetry collection now available on Amazon!
