Continued from Chapter 4-Sold "Sorry, I'm late," Patrick apologized as he walked vigorously into the meeting, greeting everyone. As a leader in his church, he did his best to not miss any services

I had the day all planned. I was going to my bank because it was their anniversary and there would be cake. I like cake...and other foods. It would rain and I was prepared for it with my waterboots and

Continued from Chapter 3 (thanks @Anise) The one on the right spoke up. He took off his hat as he addressed Patrick. "Good Morning, sir. My name is Mr. Everton and this is Mr. Lyle." Patrick

Continued from Chapter 2 Lisbette's disappointment eventually disappeared even though it would never be forgotten. She never did find another activity that would be fun and so she poured herself in her

Thanks @anise for your support! Continued from Chapter 1 Her assailant stood over her sneering, "Stupid cow," he taunted. "Oy!" the coach angrily yelled. "You, boy. You're off

Thanks to my first commenter on the Prologue, @anise. I told myself, if I got one, i would put up the next. Same rule applies here! Shaffshire, England 190? Three weeks later Lisbette looked at the field

With every new mass shooting, the tensions raise regarding the issue of gun control in America and elsewhere. Those who choose peace and absolutely reject violence will understandably prefer that all guns

Some sceneries are not only charming, beautiful, but also have a unique spirit. A lonely boat, which experienced a dangerous situation and tempestuous waves, finally returned to the quiet harbor. Like

I wrote the book a few years ago and I'm extremely proud of it. It was my first historical, took me down the rabbit hole when I started writing it because I thought it was going to be a simple, feel-good

No Love Here And he doesn't really love her, Oh he calls it that, But his love is more like using, Stealing pleasure at her expense, Taking rather than giving, Leaving her to do all of that. She has spent

The new character we see here is Hugo, a young boot legger from Canada looking to strike it rich in the USA. During prohibition a lot of liquor was smuggled from Canada, and since Ithaca is only a few

I typically do some sort of "morning shots" if I have any and thought since I'm new to Steemit, I'll just do a couple for you. It's amazing how bold I get when I have a smartphone :) I was doing

My painting from this summer. :-) ...

I got a message from BBC OS asking for an opinion on this commercial. (to be fair, it was a mass message so it doesn't mean I'm some special correspondent or anything) Personally, I would not have been

or a formerly cute duckling, whichever you prefer I. Am. Ugly. Do you know how many times I said those words to myself? Do you know how deeply I internalized those words as the cause and explanation for

I have a book coming out next year. It will be the 4th in the series. I didn't mean for it to happen that way. It was supposed to be the start of a new series. But then I started writing it. I'm now on

I'm new here and have low Steem, which can mean whatever you like. Here's the short version of my story. After growing up in Miami, FL, I decided to leave. Why? I wasn't as happy as I knew I could be,