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The dad stared at the big dog and shook his head with confusion and concern. “I thought I heard that dog speak,” the dad, Jack, whispered to his wife...
A blue ribbon of light flew over mountains and grasslands, raced through a forest of trees glistening with morning dew and slipped into the window of...
Turn down the noise Power off the blue light Disconnect the media Ignore the frenzy Step into the forest Contemplate the lake View art in the clouds...
Emily shivered with renewed fear once Brent left the kitchen with that professionally held gun in his hand to answer the door, or attack the visitor...
341 of my comments have received 359 Great Feedback votes
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Off the grid in the bath--
Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Off the grid in the bath-- what a lovely idea---I envy you having a bath - I too have gone the way of the shower but I can remember the oveflowing bubble baths of my youth and off the grid! Soaking in a warm bath is a great place to imagine...
First reading, felt a loss of someone who touched hearts and the remembered moments at the end are the ones we keep. Second reading, I read it as searching, hoping someone would return. But both readings were profound with those last two lines....
Do we all have Uncle John's who shouldn't be driving on the road? I've had several of those relatives who won't give up the steering wheel with their face pressed up to the windshield....I laughed and laughed through out this read. Amazing that...
Perfect, poetic descriptions to go along with those beautiful photos; the squelchy mud sounds familiar to me; mostly after a day of rain when my garden becomes nothing but squelchy.
Thank you Di_Hard your comment has made me smile, brightly. When my sons were little, I did read tales of magic and fiction and made up some tales too; I think they enjoyed those stories but I know I enjoyed those times with them.Your kind...
The obligatory smokescreen eradicated by the un-choreographed moment- I loved this peek behind the curtain of families; the pretense and hidden truths when it comes to pomp and circumstance and feelings. The smile at a family gathering can be...
Powerful poetry, weaving shadows, not quite sure what makes this bird so mysterious. I don't think I've ever seen a magpie, had to google it and found a video about magpie's befriending a lady who now cares for them. The birds were very...
Off the grid in the bath--
Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Off the grid in the bath-- what a lovely idea---I envy you having a bath - I too have gone the way of the shower but I can remember the oveflowing bubble baths of my youth and off the grid! Soaking in a warm bath is a great place to imagine...
Read full commentPosted in In the Bath
Warm touches in this wedding
Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024
Warm touches in this wedding poem; love is the guest of honor here and it is well seated in your words.
Read full commentPosted in Joyful, frugal celebration!
I've jumped in here and now
Posted on Fri, 02 Feb 2024
I've jumped in here and now have to go back and read from the start of this funny, very funny, undertaking story.
Read full commentPosted in Frankie! (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 53)
First reading, felt a loss of
Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024
First reading, felt a loss of someone who touched hearts and the remembered moments at the end are the ones we keep. Second reading, I read it as searching, hoping someone would return. But both readings were profound with those last two lines....
Read full commentPosted in We Watched from the Shore
I've jumped into this
Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024
I've jumped into this intrigue and now will have to go back and read from the start -
Read full commentPosted in New Directions (6)
Do we all have Uncle John's
Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Do we all have Uncle John's who shouldn't be driving on the road? I've had several of those relatives who won't give up the steering wheel with their face pressed up to the windshield....I laughed and laughed through out this read. Amazing that...
Read full commentPosted in Uncle John's Popemobile.
Perfect, poetic descriptions
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
Perfect, poetic descriptions to go along with those beautiful photos; the squelchy mud sounds familiar to me; mostly after a day of rain when my garden becomes nothing but squelchy.
Read full commentPosted in Above Weobley
Thank you Di_Hard your
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
Thank you Di_Hard your comment has made me smile, brightly. When my sons were little, I did read tales of magic and fiction and made up some tales too; I think they enjoyed those stories but I know I enjoyed those times with them.Your kind...
Read full commentPosted in "Unwanted Magic" 1
The obligatory smokescreen
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
The obligatory smokescreen eradicated by the un-choreographed moment- I loved this peek behind the curtain of families; the pretense and hidden truths when it comes to pomp and circumstance and feelings. The smile at a family gathering can be...
Read full commentPosted in Wasn't that a party
Powerful poetry, weaving
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
Powerful poetry, weaving shadows, not quite sure what makes this bird so mysterious. I don't think I've ever seen a magpie, had to google it and found a video about magpie's befriending a lady who now cares for them. The birds were very...
Read full commentPosted in Pie
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