Life Emerges Green leaf emerging perspective alteration quake in summer wind #poem #spring Photo by @ghostsinahatbox

Nervously checking his phone for about the 700th time, Jerry wondered how it could possibly take so long. There was no message, this time, like the 699 times before then. How did we mange, he wondered,

I nervously checked my rear-view mirror, and saw I was being followed by a police car. I had just pulled out of the dispensary parking lot, having purchased cannabis for the first time in nearly 25 years.

When I was about four years old we lived in the downstairs of a rented duplex. My older brother had a bedroom in the unfinished basement. I remember being at the kitchen table waiting to have breakfast

Prompt First Sentence: Richard loved to surprise her, she was learning… but she didn’t like surprises. This was going to be a roadblock in their relationship. She wanted to like Richard, but if he kept

Pete and I were taking a break as we hiked up one of the easier, non-technical peaks near our apartment when we saw an ominous gray cloud approaching. Hiking was great in our new hometown; having come

Today’s Five Minute #freewrite prompt: yellow If Hope is the Thing with Feathers, then it must be a yellow warbler because I think yellow is the color of hope. The sweet song of the yellow warbler is cheerful

This creative non-fiction is a dramatization of real people and real events, is the intro to a larger piece (work in progress), as well as being the inspiration for my handle. May 10, 1896 My Dearest Gusta,

Today's #freewrite prompt: Think She really tried to think of a way out of going to the conference. It wasn’t her cup of tea, after all and what did they care if she was there or not? All of those people.

Today's #freewrite prompt: Scout I am going to march right up to that scout and tell him that I am the one he is looking for. He probably doesn’t even know it yet. Look at him, just sitting there in his

Ever get the feeling that nothing you do or say will change anything? The problem is so big, like climate change, discrimination, or racism and it feels like anything you do has no effect. The polar ice

The #freewrite prompt for March 20, 2018 was brand. My first thought was about branding, as in the marketing concept, but that was a dead end. I guess I am clueless about marketing myself. Then I thought

Here is my five minute #freewrite for today. Prompt: Medium She could hardly believe that it was happening again. The last time it was a guy she picked up who had jumped off the 8th street parking garage.

My daily free write, prompt courtesy: and @freewritehouse Hearing the bacon sizzle in the pan and smelling its wonderful smoky aroma brings me back instantly to that day on the lake. The blue bird clear

Here is my post for #weekendfreewrite in which I free write for five minutes on three individual prompts. This is a work of fiction and I do not edit except for spelling errors as they arise. First Prompt

We have all been warned that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it*. Yet, in the United States we have a recurring economic cycle with periods of depression/recession and prosperity

While many people contemplate a mid-life crisis as they enter their 40s, I discovered a passion for archaeology and a new career instead. My career as an administrative assistant had stagnated and became