Dogs. (And cats, serial killers of songbirds.) And cute baby bunnies. My neighbor SHOOTS rabbits to protect the garden. My own garden was decimated in 2023, by rabbits, mostly, possibly woodchucks too.

I love this - every bit of it! Laughing at your depiction of yourself as a little old lady in a hillbilly town. You are SO MUCH MORE than that, and come to find out, the town is more, too! How ambitious

I love it too!! Reminds me of a book I've slowly been reading, Evolutionary Herbalism: Science, Spirituality, and Medicine from the Heart of Nature by Sajah Popham and Matthew Wood | Apr 30, 2019 Sajah

Oh I feel for you @silvertop, your grandma with dementia from age ~80 to 101. That is a LONG TIME to have memory impairment, etc. My dad lingered with it until age 89, and Mom (at 86) took care of him

How beautiful - almost 99 - I shared on Facebook: On Thanksgiving day - with the aroma of turkey - surrounded by family. (Your mom wasn't there - sorry for that) This is a keeper of a post. I love it.

Vandalism, smashed glass, trashed books, dangling wires - this place has so much potential, and it was so recently occupied (2017 was only yesterday right?) - how sad! My own school, a brick 3-story that

If you're not of German descent, and not maudlin like me, and not there in the flesh, no, you wouldn't be moved to tears. :) The Clydesdales get me because my dad had draft horses before he had tractors.

How many would be moved to tears by this. (The accordions!)

Why would the joy and simplicity and sweetness of the May Pole dance move me to tears - that is a loaded question, and it would take a 250-word essay or more to even start. Draft horses (Percherons,

Surrounded by them. Me too. They "know" so much more than those who listen to multiple news sources. So many: Who wants to live in a panopticon where all you can see is what you have been told

Wow!!!!!! You walk by this ....? What a bright sight!

8 days ago - oops - sorry I didn't see this sooner! If a woman doesn't feel safe during birth, her body them sends messages to the baby that the environment she is in, is not safe and then the baby will

Ooh, how cool - and how timely! A pity you are not free to attend his talk. I wonder who lives in the house now. In your story it's decked out for Halloween. In real life too?

Oh my - the ending!! I did not see that coming. One never does with your freewrites, all full of surprises. The Pink House Oooh, I love the backstory. The house is real, standing in your "hillbilly"

Ditto that! I was about to post the lightning excerpt with my own praise, but you nailed it before I got here, @owasco. Thank you for resteeming (reHiving?) this one! Life is lightning ... nothing more

"What is he really like? More importantly, what am I really like?! We'll know by Friday. Stayed tuned." Oh my! How will you "know" that soon what he's really like...??? By going with

"Leaves flutter" in a coffee shop - I hadn't thought of leaves (pages) of a book. Clever! Steaming coffee, inside where it's warm, looking out at the overcast (cool, damp) morn - so few words

Oh dear, I do not deserve to have any "fans" - I abandoned the ghost writing gig. They have my real name, bio, and photo. I don't even get to see the cover art, title, author alias, the book

Sometimes a carp is a carp, and a meme is a meme Lots of great memes there - this one is a favorite:

P.S. It goes without saying, but - I LOVE YOU TOO!!! Your writing (fiction, poetry, essay) always speaks to me :)