blogging a little of a lot
Posted on May 31, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
Tick tock, tick tock, they’ll put you under key and lock. Lucinda had made good on her threat. Too skinny from institution mush, my skin peeled off a layer at a time. Curled on top of a thin, lumpy mattress on a rusted…
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: asylums, authors, Daily post, Daily Prompt, historical fiction, History, The Last Bordello, writers, writing
Posted on May 30, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
Pa always tells me, “Cono, if ye don’t like somebody, it’s jes’t ’cause you hadn’t got to know him well enough’s all.” That sounds like something H. would say. “Hey, Gene. Ye want to meet a real colored man?” I ask. “Sure, I do….
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: authors, Daily post, Daily Prompt, H. Govan, historical novel, History, no hill for a stepper, poverty, Rotan Texas, The Great Depression, writers, writing
Posted on May 29, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
Daily Word prompt is Detonate. Untimely, in my opinion. The word itself is too commonly used these days and its connotation is disturbing. How about we all gather at Disney World and watch as the fireworks are ignited? Let’s see the beauty and feel the magic instead…
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: #love, Daily post, Daily Prompt, Disneyworld, fireworks, hope, kindness, magic
Posted on May 28, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
The scream from upstairs booted us from our chairs. Reba ran to her bedroom yelling, “Don’t you go up there ‘fore me.” In no time, Reba followed me up to the first door on the left, Ratchet steady in her arms. The cowboy turned…
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: authors, bordello, Daily post, Daily Prompt, famous madams, historical novel, History, Madam Fannie Porter, prostitution, The Last Bordello, writers, writing
Posted on May 27, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
Infused with fear, but behind a safe door, He gets a Reprieve from the mass’s roar, And hopes for a better tomorrow.
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: Daily post, fear, hope, photography, photos, poems, poetry
Posted on May 26, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
Years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting and training with Ann Wolfe, known as possibly the greatest female boxer of all times. She was tough, no-nonsense. Three of us had the chance to get inside the ring with her. Of course, she wasn’t…
Category: Dear ReadersTags: Ann Wolfe, art, boxing, inspiration, paintings, portraits, survival, truth
Posted on May 25, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
Relaxing in a park is one way to Survive the madness.
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: art, Central Park, Daily post, Daily Prompt, painting, relaxation
Posted on May 25, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
John opened the paper and tapped a small ad on page three. A glance down at the headlines, my smile faded. The mayor already hated me. Now, he had new artillery. Mayor Marshall Hicks, the blue-skin Presbyterian, and member of the Knights of Pythias…
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: authors, bordellos, brothels, Daily post, Daily Prompt, famous madams, historical fiction, History, Madam Fannie Porter, novels, prostitution, writing
Posted on May 25, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
Great Gatsby Franken-Farter stares at the creek. “I saw my aunt die.” “I saw my grandpa die, too.” I remember Mama crying when she pulled the bed sheet over him and Daddy hugging her for a long time after. When they buried him, Scooter kept…
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: 1928, authors, Daily post, Daily Prompt, historical fiction, novels, The Moonshine Thicket, writing
Posted on May 24, 2017 by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham, Author
I learned a new word- timely since I took this photo yesterday after leaving the gym. Evanescent (Weekly photo prompt): The beautiful word rolls off my tongue and down the rainbow toward a pot of gold.
Category: Weekly Photo promptTags: beauty, Mother Nature, photography, photos, rainbows, Weekly Photo prompt, words, writing
