writing

Quickie

A rough sketch before I hop in the shower. Sorry so quiet here! — He had the thinnest upper lip. So thin he smiled closed mouth because he thought a full smile made him look sinister. I just thought he looked serious. It wasn’t his mouth I noticed first though. No, that came later when …

2014 in review

Life has been busy lately with a lot of traveling. Thanks to those who stopped in regularly to see me here. Maybe 2015 will be a creative, prolific year for everyone. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House …

Good Stock

Old short.   — Irritation surged when boots nudged her feet apart, baring her backside to the men standing behind her. The bit cut into the corners of her mouth, a bitter reminder of her lot in life. No better than an animal, life had twisted and brought her to this place of shame. An …

Spy

Unedited. My taste for the voyeuristic is showing.  – Adjusting her binoculars, Desiree watched as he stepped out on his balcony at 2:25 pm exactly. Warmth bloomed low in her gut as she thanked God for her neighbor’s habits. Their backyards abut, something she’d become increasingly grateful for since the first moment she’d happened to …

All I’ll Say

Taking into account lived experience It’s funny how perception colors everything How what’s whispered What’s shouted at me means more than My achievements, ambition, success You say I am more, but that’s definitely not how I know you judge me Decisions are made in split seconds And what you said? What you did both empowers …