It Ain’t Cancer

Penny holds a special place in my heart. My first Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk (as it was known in those days) was one I thought I’d do alone. That was in 2003. A friend who was supposed to walk the 60 miles with me had broken her ankle. I started Day 1 on...

Creative Copy Challenge: Again

And the obsession lives on. Thank goodness. Below is my latest submission to Creative Copy Challenge, a writing prompts site I love. The challenge words are in bold. Creative Copy Challenge #341 Jennifer watched the moisture run down the cocktail glass like a silent...

Days of Remembrance

I remember the first Father’s Day after my dad passed. My mom and I were in a card shop a few weeks before. A wave of grief hit me with the impact of a tsunami. I would no longer be purchasing a Father’s Day card for my dad. I could not hold back the...

Creative Copy Challenge is Back

I’m doing cartwheels because Creative Copy Challenge is back! Creative Copy Challenge (or CCC) is a writing prompt site and the brainchild of Shane Arthur, editor extraordinaire. And all-around nice guy. This blog has CCC sprinklings throughout. The management...

Solitude of Silence

We interrupt this blog for a little creative (hopefully) writing. Solitude of Silence Seek the solitude of silence, muted  in a world of screaming sound Silence with its own sound, beneath an echoing journey of time Elusive, hidden, forgotten − wrapped in a comforting...