Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyFrom Squashing Bugs to Squashing PeopleHow abuse starts. — Some people are just abusive but I think it can be learned as well. It may be called something else like “play,” “learning,” or “adventure.” It is in our nature to poke to see how something will react. As children we are either corrected or not. If not then it…Emotional Abuse5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHow To Have Your Morning JoyEggs and spinach — There is nothing more enjoyable for me than to feed my body really good food. I feel it is necessary at this time and at my age. Recently, I got tired of eating bread so much. Since the pandemic, we eat a lot of sandwiches. Ugg! This morning I decided…Foodies2 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyThings Are Falling ApartThe fears of the future are coming to pass. — Services and basic needs are dwindling. Have you noticed? Services that you have depended on in the past are slowly decaying. Social services are getting harder to receive. There are less and less actual people running these services, only computers, A.I., …Business4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyThe ArticleA lot to think about. — I read this article today and it scared me to death. How America Became Unlivable This Election is About Whether America Can Become a Livable Country Againeand.co Basically, it says that since we are a capitalistic country and not a more social country we are not going to make it out of the pandemic and our society is in for a bad, bad future. …Life3 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyYour Body Makes Me HappyThe Thrill of It All — I can’t describe the feeling. It feels like healing. When we are together I can feel a ball of fire hovering above us, engulfing us. We only have to embrace to have the flow. Can you feel it? Such a glow. We are older now but the thrill is Wow! …Love Letters1 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyThe StormA little girl’s true story. — When I was a little girl of eight I shared a bedroom and slept with my younger sister who was six. That was when we could tolerate each other for more than a minute. …Storytelling3 min read
Published in Storymaker·PinnedMember-onlyRoadkill Tavern — Est. 1786Two men walk into a bar . . . — They notice it to be really dark with subtle lighting. They sit down at the bar and order beer from the bartender who is a really big dude. The men had traveled a long way and were thirsty and tired so they didn’t notice any oddities right away. They had…Halloween3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyThe Cover-upWas it me? Or Was it a dream? — The girl was feeling like she should hide something but she was not sure what. Something was wrong. Was it a murder or was some thing killed off or abandoned? Each day the man would come to look to see if he could find anything and each day there was…Mental Illness4 min read
Published in About Me Stories·1 hour agoMember-onlyThe Drop Off And A NightmareI felt everyone was watching — Middle School I have twin boys. When they were promoted from middle school to high school they were becoming more and more difficult to deal with. In middle school, they were constantly in trouble with the “resource officer” or “disciplinary officer”, a Mr. Grant. He would call me in every time they…Middle School3 min read
Published in Storymaker·1 day agoMember-onlyThe Long PeelDead skin or DEAD skin — A friend and I were renovating an old house for another friend that had just bought it. I was charged with taking down the old wall paper and he was charged with cleaning, repairing, and painting. This house had to be over fifty years old and needed a lot of…Horror Fiction2 min read