For those of you who have read my introduction post and my story "Suddenly Silence", you know that I am legally deaf. I have a 90 decibel loss in each ear, which is quite significant. To put

Image source: Tonight I was driving home from work as usual. Traffic is heavy because we have quite a few annoying tourists that flock to the area to invade the few short months of enjoyable weather we

Image from Wikipedia Several years ago I kept my horse at this farm run by an older couple. It was their retirement dream to have a farm with all types of animals running loose and living together in perfect

This a story of loss, sort of, but with a happy ending. I have an old friend from about 10 years ago when we both worked at Civil Service. I was a noob back then, just starting my career while he was a

John Trumbull’s famous painting Our Founding Fathers had a skeptical view about government for good reason. They realized something important about human nature which is that positions of power tend to

He came into my life even years ago as a four year old adopted from a rescue. He was a happy purring bundle of fur whose greatest joy in life was to have someone pet him. He would look you in the eyes

Dear Barn Owner, I wanted to let you know that I will be leaving with my horse on September 4th, 2017. We didn't want to leave, but you made it necessary. The day my horse was diagnosed with Cushings Disease

Photo by: Erica Miller I live near a famous race track, Saratoga. This is where the elite come for "The Season" to wear their ugly hats and gossip, and the tourists come to place wagers on long

The universe has a strange sense of humor. Sometimes a life lesson can come in an unexpected form. For me that lesson was the death of an alarm clock. The alarm clock was old. For over 20 years, it sat

I will never forget that morning. January 5th, 2015. It was a Monday and I rolled groggily out of bed, as usual, not eager for the start of another week. I stumbled my way through my morning routine, mentally

Hello fellow Steemiteers (is that the right term?), I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself.  My name is Laurie aka sabrin514. I am a pretty average person who has had the privilege of