Carol, you make a choice to live in such toxicity because you've chosen to keep peace with your family for the sake of unity and grandkids, which is commendable in its own right. I chose the opposite--I

I couldn't agree more. :-)

Passive-aggressively aimed at you. Hahaha! You crack me up. 😂 Thank you for the insightful and informed response here. I'm glad to know that even with my knickers showing (the writer tricks) I still gotcha

What a great comment, @blackpools! I am so happy to hear that something we published (and I wrote) got you thinking about real social situations and how you made that girl's life better. :-) That's the

Thank you so much! It's our hope with Steemhouse Literary Journal to introduce a fresh new wave of writing talent to Steem and curate the best of it in our litmag. :-)

This story was very distinctive to me. The voice of the five-year old was striking in its maturity, but I noticed a gradual devlopment of the voice toward the end of the story when the reason he sounded

Haha! Or maybe I found my soul....

@anomadsoul, I have an entry for the contest this week but I don't have a Twitter account and don't intend to get one. I can share from an inactive rescue account or a defunct author account, but nothing

I do hope your opinion here is a tad overblown Oh gawd, @nateonsteemit, so do I. And maybe it is. I think an event would have to happen that suddenly escalates tension, like a Trump impeachment. I personally

Well said on every point. You know me--I am the last person who would suggest a community just lie down and let their rights be stripped. But the days of good old fashioned shoot 'em ups are long gone.

From the last post made by @wales on Steem: I may go back to being a ghost soon... .

Oh my gosh I am so sorry to hear about this. Wales was a member of our Steemhouse Community, always dropping cryptic little comments but always there. He will be deeply missed. On behalf of our entire

Tell her congratulations! She accomplished a heck of a lot. :-)

Yezzzzz! You see, I will only love you for your endorsements. HAH! WRONG! lol You know I love you for being you, But I'll sure take you up on that, cos I think it's going to happen. :-)

In the absence of a "love" button, I'll just send these along: 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 You deserve this high, Katrina. Enjoy it! Writing 92,000 words is an accomplishment unto itself, but 92,000 brilliant

Thank you, Jayna. Yes, the loss of the Claremont is felt deeply in the community. Everyone I talk to has grieved over it in their own way. I'm definitely living in a different world than the one I left

I will be there will bells on.

You absolutely just made my day. Right there, just like that. I shall be emailing pronto. 🧡

I miss Glory sooooo badly. I talk to the lady who owns the sanctuary where she's living now, and she says Glory is doing fine, but pretty much hates everybody. LOL I'm going to visit her next spring when

Shew--I know this much: if you're dealing with an autoimmune condition of any type, your body will absolutely require more rest and sleep is the best gift you can give it. Get that rest, by all means.