Category Archives: Fiction

I Am America and . . .

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

I am America, and I have lost my soul. I hid it under this bushel for safekeeping, but when evil sucked dry and despair rose, I went back to find it; and there was this gaping hole where a soul … Continue reading →

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A Feeble Fable

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

I walked along the twisting path, a steep drop off on my right, a rocky wall on my left.  Every step was measured and sure to avoid the rocks and shards of pottery from discarded vessels, which held all manner … Continue reading →

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Rockin’ Finch, Tweet, Tweet, Tweet

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

Sing along:  ”He rocks in the tree tops all day long, Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song; All the little birdies on Jaybird Street Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet. Rockin’ robin, tweet tweet tweet, Rockin’ … Continue reading →

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All Roads Lead to Seven

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I was raised to believe that three plus four equals seven.  And even six plus one, and two plus five.  As I got older and studied more, it became clear to me that not only did twenty-eight divided by four … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life . . .

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

As I made the important decision this morning between Frosted Mini-wheats and egg and toast, you sobbed quietly in your hospital bed.  Your tiny wisp of a child died in the night—born early.  Your arms were empty. While I perused the … Continue reading →

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God’s Little Helper

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

“If you confess your sins, I’ll be faithful and just to relate your sins and proclaim to all your unrighteousness.”  Mmm, something doesn’t sound quite right.  I should look that up. I could confess my own sins, but it would … Continue reading →

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Communication is a Contact Sport

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

You think you know me. You know my name; you know my face, so you think you understand me, and you say, “I hear what you’re saying.” I say I’m cold; you think I need a sweatshirt, but I feel … Continue reading →

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Bird Talk

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

“Alice, stop.  Stand still . . . There she is again with that black thing stuck in her face!  Think branch; be the branch, be the branch . . . Can’t you suck it in?  I told you to go easy … Continue reading →

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How to Spend More Than You Make

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Being rich is highly overrated.  Not everyone wants to be a millionaire (Cue music!).  There are a lot of us who are quite content to barely get by and whine.  Wealth is too much responsibility; and personally, I chafe at … Continue reading →

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How To Gain Weight and Keep it On

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Not everyone wants to be lean and lithe dressed in long skinny pencil skirts and shapely tops.  Not everybody wants the stares and admiration of an adoring public – to be drop-dead gorgeous.  Some of us want to be “pleasant” … Continue reading →

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