2LWA Flash Lit Challenge #4, October 2021 Photo credit Bronwyn Emery Night after night, the walls billowed in and out like an accordion, bringing waves of panic. She was five. She couldn’t communicate it; she didn’t have the words. No one understood what the problem was. Every night there were tears and big gulping breaths, … Continue reading Early to Bed
A Stitch In Time
2LWA Flash Lit Challenge #3, October 2021 They didn’t have much, just a modest house in a working class neighborhood. Art was in the business of floor covering — a tradesman in a busy industry now that housing was booming after the war. Each morning he would lift the heavy rolls of padding and carpet … Continue reading A Stitch In Time
Seventeen Seconds
Buzz ... Buzzz ... Buzzzzz ... What?? Oh ... Snooze. Double snooze. Then awake. Ok, ok, I’m awake. Shhhhh … Sit up, but don’t stand up yet. Be still. Today’s thought: “Everything is working out for me.” I roll it over in my mind, then energize it by repeating it in a whisper. “Everything is … Continue reading Seventeen Seconds
A Bird in the Hand
2LWA Flash Lit Challenge #2, October 2021 I had held on to those Börn ballet flats for years, long beyond when they were presentable in a professional setting. They were just perfect, though, with the sensible elastic strap that went across the top of my foot and plenty of support for my high arch. The … Continue reading A Bird in the Hand
If The Shoe Fits
2LWA Flash Lit Challenge #1, October 2021 Suite Seventeen Twenty-Seven was displayed in an elegant calligraphic font on the door of the most lavish suite in the hotel. Appointed with rich fabrics, the expertly crafted furniture was welcoming after a long journey. The suite opened onto an expansive balcony offering breathtaking views of the the … Continue reading If The Shoe Fits
The Birds Will Save Us
I had no idea there was such an abundance of bird activity in my backyard until I purchased a camera last year and started looking out the window with intention. Like so many other people during the pandemic, I was seeing what I had been missing while away at work. The number of resident bird … Continue reading The Birds Will Save Us
Staying in the fight
" ... supporting women to determine their own reproductive destiny must be stitched into the fabric of our society but it requires those of us with lived experience to stay in the fight." A couple of years ago I bought a new-to-me car. As one does, I had grown attached to my old car. We … Continue reading Staying in the fight
Trends
Not being one to jump on any bandwagons, trends have never appealed to me. If it’s all the rage, I’m probably not doing it or buying it or seeing it or listening to it. I've missed out on some things that way, I admit, but the idea of getting on board with something because it … Continue reading Trends
Sweetie the Stray
It was still 104 degrees at 5:00 pm. Apparently, September was not going to deliver much relief from the oppressive heat. No surprise, really. “Enough already,” I muttered to no one. “It’s too damn hot.” I was sitting in the backyard keeping Sweetie company while he ate. Sweetie is the stray cat that’s been making … Continue reading Sweetie the Stray
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