Smoking, drinking, and we love this person, this dear family member, love unconditionally, watching and praying but he keeps killing himself gradually day by day, until his body is trashed and that collapsed

Wow!! This is so vivid, so visceral, all too believable, and authentic. Your word choices are all spot-on. Those brave kids, those stalwart and strong little ones. I want to hug them and feed them. Powerful

LOL, after I'd typed my comment, I read yours. We are on the same page. :) Both of us highlighted the same two lines.

Wow, you really pack a punch with this one!! Your word economy is brilliant - only poets can pull this off! This line is sublime: Then the rats came out. Nibble nibble nibble on sweet cupcakes yum yum

Love the tension and interminable waiting in the opening, the suits and phones, then the husband across the crowded room, then... THE SURPRISE TWIST! .... you never disappoint!! You always surprise and

Vielen Dank! Thank you!

The elusive bride doll. My mom's father bought it for her from the small-town dime store in the late 1940s. No book of dolls has yielded a photo and ID of the "right" doll, the one she remembers.

My wood slice took a turn for the worse as I kept reworking it. Not even gonna show the evidence. But THANK YOU for the kinds words Stacey. You, losing your only son, suffered the worst kind of loss!

Good to hear from you again, @Wndrnrose7! You've driven through blizzards - I pictured (remembered) you as somewhere down south where blizzards don't happen. Pennyslvania...? May you be safe and warm with

A #BookReview by @owasco - #love it!! And the story of the genesis of the story: This novella was born for an @adsactly contest hosted by @vcelier , its author and illustrator met on Hive, it was offered

You say you wish to be fearless and tough as a weed - you already sound like a very brave survivor! You may feel alone, but you have found a safe haven at Hive, a "sanctuary in the virtual world,"

Thanks so much for reeading and commenting! Wishing you a Merry Christmas, too, and a safe and happy New Year. :)

The blanket! It served as a great backdrop for a high-school photo shoot (can you guess which gal is my middle child, which is her Friend-for-Life):

Great idea: what forgotten images or triggers might lurk in our subconscious, and we don't even remember the triggering event (the clown, the neighbor's big scary dog, the tree branch outside the window

Thank you so much for the upvote!!

Same here - I hope we get a sequel! This dragon needs to be free, and the wizard needs to get over it, whatever or whoever it was that made him never again trust a human.

I forgot to highlight my favorite part: When she talks of them, don’t try to change the subject because you think it’s too painful. It’s more painful to bury the memories. And as the days pass, don’t ask

I'd talk about him with you! There's a Facebook meme about how we want to hear their names, want you to not hesitate to remind us (even if it moves us to tears). 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎, 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚛

I love it too! What a horror story, cord around baby's neck: how many died back in the day... Mothers dying in childbirth: no longer is it one of the most common causes of death for women. Ah, this: She

I love it too! What a horror story, cord around baby's neck: how many died back in the day... Mothers dying in childbirth: no longer is it one of the most common causes of death for women. Ah, this: She