PinnedMember-onlyLike Letters Written in the Sand, Part Twenty:Like Letters Written in the Sand, Part Twenty: The beach was Anna-leis safe place, Clarence had learned that early on, just a trip to the beach could cheer her up, and he would do anything to make her happy. She deserved to know joy after all she had been through…Love5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyGloria Estefan: Get On Your Feet, A Career That Could Have Ended in TragedyWe hear often about well-loved music icons who have dealt with losing battles with depression, stars like Mindy Mccready, Naomi Judd, and so many others, but there are those music icons who fight with all they have to get back on the stage, stars like Gloria Estefan. Gloria Estefan was…Inspiration3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyLike Letters Written in the Sand, Part NineteenSitting still was not Anna-leis style and after a few days she’d have to find something to feel her time, something more than just sitting at a desk and writing. She hated being sidelined, until she healed but thats where she was a now. She wouldn’t be able to use…Love5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyLike Letters Written in the Sand, Part Eighteen“Anna-leis, I can’t promise you a child, that this adoption will happen, but I can promise you I am going to fight to make it happen, and I can promise you that I’ll love you until my last breath, and beyond that.” Clarence promised, as he held Anna-leis supporting her…Romance5 min read
Published in The Intoxicating Unhinged Mind·PinnedMember-onlyJustice DelayedJustice Delayed Once again, I am bringing light to a case that will be twenty six years cold on February.19 of 2023, without going into some of the more gruesome details. Neal and Brendan Abernathy were brutally murdered in their home in Hercules California, on a chilly February Morning, the…True Crime3 min read
9 hours agoMember-onlyLike Letters Written in the Sand…Part Twenty-One:“They want another interview Anna-leis, that’s a positive sign, if they thought we would make terrible parents, I doubt they’d schedule another interview if they didn’t think we had potential.” Clarence said gently. “I want to believe you are right, but I’m afraid too, afraid of them seeing only what…Romance5 min read
18 hours agoMember-onlyShe Tries to Break MeBeware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury. Francis Quarles Honestly I was ready to quit volunteering at the food pantry, because of the same woman who told…Volunteering3 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyI’ll Paint Memories in SunflowersI’ll Paint Memories in Sunflowers I’ll paint memories Colored in Sunflowers The way you Brightened up the World when you Were here. I’ll color your Memory In words written In verse. I’ll tell a story Of friendship, Of family Of friends Like sisters And I’ll speak Of grief. Fifteen birthdays, …Friendship1 min readI’ll Paint Memories in SunflowersImage by AuthorI’ll paint memoriesColored in SunflowersThe way youBrightened up theWorld when youWere here.I’ll color yourMemoryIn wordswrittenIn verse.I’ll tell a storyOf friendship,Of familyOf friendsLike sistersAnd I’ll speakOf grief.Fifteen birthdays,…----2
Published in Woodworkers of the World Unite!!!·2 days agoMember-onlyIt’s Not A Map of TragedyThe scarsPoetry On Medium1 min readPhoto by Polina Tankilevitch from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-with-prosthetic-hand-tying-her-shoelaces-5386247/It’s Not A Map of Tragedy----2
3 days agoMember-onlyWhen I Say I’m Not A MotherWhen the subject comes up as to why I don’t have kids at my age, as it sometimes does, my answer is simple, I don’t have kids that were born of my womb, that does not mean I don’t have kids I had in raising. And not having children I…Family3 min read