The roosters crow. The hunting dogs bark. The sound of a car driving by on the 2 lane highway can be heard in the distance. A cool, crisp Arkansas morning breeze squeezes through the cracked window. The scent of earth dances in the air – soil, grass, the morning dew. Light shines through the sheer curtains and across the bed. My eyes open. There’s a smile on my face. I can hear the...
As she drove away, an undeniable ache filled her chest. She stopped the car. Something was missing. She looked back at the ocean in her side mirror. There it was. A piece of herself at the water’s edge. With a deep sigh, she turned her eyes back to the road. She kept driving. She’d have to do without that piece of herself, until her toes found their way back into the sand. Until...
I’ve always loved to write. Putting pen to paper is natural to me. I swayed from it longer than I care to admit, but I’m s.l.o.w.l.y finding my way back. I don’t know where this is going. I don’t have a plan. I can’t see the bigger picture. And quite honestly, that scares me. I don’t know if I need a plan. I don’t know if I should share all of it on here...
Today is Monday. It didn’t start out like a normal Monday. It wasn’t rushed. It wasn’t horrible. It wasn’t miserable. Yeah, I felt tired, but I was still rested enough to not wake up feeling like death. I took a quick shower, releasing all negative energy as I cleansed my body. I got Kevin’s coffee and my tea going. Tiger Eye tea.. sweet hints of caramel in the...
