Tuesday Tales: From the Word SKIN

Welcome to this week’s Tuesday Tales. This week, our word prompt is SKIN. The story is moving ahead quickly and I’m continuing with Listen to the Stones with a milder scene than the last two. Jerome stood and paced. “There’s no easy way to say this. I knew you were arriving on the nineteenth, orContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word SKIN”

IWSG Blog Post for October 2024

Welcome to the October blog post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Around here, Summer is reluctant to move on, although Autumn is doing her best to show her out the door. If you’re Canadian like me, October brings two things to mind. The first is Thanksgiving, this year to be celebrated on October 14,Continue reading “IWSG Blog Post for October 2024”

Tuesday Tales: From the Word FLUSH

Welcome to October. The weather still has a hint of summer in it, but who knows how long that will last? This week, the authors of Tuesday Tales are writing to the prompt FLUSH. I’m continuing with Listen to the Stones. Enjoy. “Prophesies, destinies, witches, magic? It makes no sense and yet, I know it’sContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word FLUSH”

Quick Respite From Work: Who Doesn’t Need a Mini Vacation?

Sunday, September 22, 2024 marked the first day of autumn. Each fall, my husband and I like to go to Lake Placid, NY for some rest and to recharge our batteries before the weather turns. This summer was actually a decent one with lots of heat and sunshine, but we did have some incredible rainstorms.Continue reading “Quick Respite From Work: Who Doesn’t Need a Mini Vacation?”

Tuesday Tales: From the Word ORANGE

Welcome to the third season of 2024. Fall officially began on Sunday, and while summer is still clinging to this part of the world, she’s already moved on elsewhere. This week, the writers from Tuesday Tales are writing from the word prompt ORANGE. For years, I believed that nothing rhymes with orange. It seems IContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word ORANGE”

Great Reading for those Wonderful Autumn Days

While I’ll always be a summer girl, basking in the heat of sunny days, living where I do, I enjoy the changing seasons, each with its own special magic. Come the middle of September, Mother Nature dresses the trees in brilliant colors before she tucks them into bed for the winter. Join me and sixContinue reading “Great Reading for those Wonderful Autumn Days”

Tuesday Tales: From the Word BUSY

I don’t know what it’s like in your little corner of the world, but we’re enjoying an unexpected return to daytime summer weather–plenty of sunshine and heat. Last week’s temps rose to the mid-eighties, and more of the same is predicted for the next two weeks. I know it won’t last, but this weather isContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word BUSY”

Tuesday Tales: From the Word SCHOOL

It’s hard to believe that summer is on its way out and fall is on the doorstep, but here we are. The kids are all back in school, the days are getting shorter, and there’s the colors of autumn beckoning us outside to enjoy. This week, the authors of Tuesday Tales are writing to theContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word SCHOOL”

Bad Experiences Don’t Define You, But How You Handle Them Does

Meet Georgia. At sixteen, she is the youngest of my three granddaughters, and she’s in her final year of high school. She wants to be an electrician, and I believe she’ll be a great one because she has the power to excel at anything she chooses. Below is an unedited copy of a short introductoryContinue reading “Bad Experiences Don’t Define You, But How You Handle Them Does”