Tag: friendship
If I ignore the mechanical trills made by the five-o’clock traffic, I can concentrate on the shadows from the bridge. Each year at this time, the shadows lay firm to the hillside and stir pleasant memories. #grateful via Trill
Please do not carve me into a person of your liking or carve me into something I’m not. Instead, carve me some bread and cheese and I’ll sit down with you in a moment of sharing. Then, we will discover if we can be… Continue Reading “I Am Not Your Sculpture”
He was undu-ly-late but that didn’t stop him from making his presence known to The Little Prince. And in excerpts, the fox said: I am a fox. I cannot play with you. I am not tamed. It is an act too often neglected. It… Continue Reading “Lessons from the Fox”
They were lucky to be neighbors, but happier to be best friends. painting by CD-W daily word prompt: neighbors.
Category: Daily post, Daily Prompt, Dear ReadersTags: #love, art, companions, companionship, Daily post, daily word prompt, friends, friendship, neighbors, paintings, trust
Grasping tight and holding warm a single leaf releases grief a sighed relief in better light, new season born photo one: credit photo two: credit daily word prompt: Leaf
Category: Daily post, Daily Prompt, Dear ReadersTags: #love, autumn, bounty, change, Daily post, Daily Prompt, friendship, inspiration, nature, poems, poetry, poets, seasons, solidtude
If that clock didn’t tell her the time so accurately, Sofie would have taken a hammer to it long ago. Why else would she have kept it? But she needed the clock. It gave her the idea. She pulled Meta’s box out from under… Continue Reading “Love for the Evil One”
Category: Daily post, Daily Prompt, Novel ExcerptsTags: #amwriting, authors, betrayal, books, Daily post, Daily Prompt, depression, friendship, historical novel, Novel Excerpts, novels, prostitution, sex, writers, writing
Now, the Charleston ends. Victor Victrola’s needle ch-ch, ch-ch, ch-ch’s searching for something that’s already been used up. Like my memory at the end of carnival night. And Beauty was wrong. My worries are still here. Big Chief Tablet glares at me from the… Continue Reading “Still stupid”
Category: Daily post, Daily Prompt, Dear Authors, Dear Readers, UncategorizedTags: #amwriting, 1928, authors, books, Daily post, Daily Prompt, family struggles, friendship, historical fiction, Novel Excerpts, novels, The Moonshine Thicket, writers, writings
In the last fourteen hours, I’ve seen more scenery than a turkey vulture. I tell Daddy I can’t wait to go. For the most part, it’s true. I won’t have to think about the vulture’s nest – a tangled up shack were Frank lives.… Continue Reading “Don’t lick your dog”
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: #amwriting, 1928, authors, Daily post, Daily Prompt, family struggles, friendship, historical fiction, Novel Excerpts, Prohibition, The Moonshine Thicket, writers, writing
I sit next to Gladys and, without choice, allow my head to throb. My eyes are filled with invisible grains of sand. My body is limp from exhaustion. Mrs. Roberts must feel the same way, only worse. She also has to contend with two… Continue Reading “Contending with Fear”
Category: Daily post, Daily Prompt, NovelTags: 1963, authors, civil rights, Daily post, Daily Prompt, Emmett Till, friendship, historical novel, History, Jim Crow, racism, WIP, writers, writing
“Well, well, well,” says asshole pimply-faced Kent behind the glass window. “Thought you were leaving for the summer.” How could the tolerant Mr. Pryor hire this racist? “Two tickets.” I thrust the money in the hole. “Two? Where’s your friend?” I don’t want… Continue Reading “Out of his comfort zone (until the movie comes on)”
Category: Daily post, Daily PromptTags: 1963, acceptance, author, biracial friendships, Civil Rights Movement, Daily post, Daily Prompt, diversity, friendship, historical fiction, intolerance, toleracance, writing
