I knew it was bound to happen. I even pondered it beforehand, knowing it would be coming. When I joined the Women Surviving Cancer support group I was aware that there would be women in all stages of the cancer journey. Some, like me, would be survivors who have passed the five year mark. Others … Continue reading An Inspiration

Stay as close as possible to the tactile, be your character having a skin allergy. (This one’s pretty close to home since I have hives. 🙂 ) Whelps rose up on my arms first. The itchy sensation was overwhelming. Soon they spread to my face and neck. Traveling down nerve pathways like ants crawling on … Continue reading #5 Things to Write About

A bad smell and where it came from Part of living in the country is the smells. Rural aromas can be pleasant or nasty. I’ve always said you know you have adapted to life in the country when you can tell what animals are around by the smell of their poop. Chicken litter smells different … Continue reading #4 Things to Write About

# 3 Thing to Write About What your desk things about at night. I wonder if she realizes I’m still under here. Every day I sit, hoping she will too. Every day she stands, walks, and runs around with those kids. She doesn’t even notice me except to put some pile or another atop my … Continue reading #3 Thing to Write About

What you would run out of the house with if your house caught on fire? My house did catch fire, so this one is real. The first thing you grab is your family, making sure all that are home are accounted for. Next is your pets. No shoes, or coat, or purse, or keys, or … Continue reading #2 Thing to Write About

I got a new book for Christmas from my niece. It is the perfect book for a writer. It is called 642 Things to Write About. Inside, the pages have one line of text written on them and the rest of the page is blank. They are like story starters. Some pages have 1 and … Continue reading 642 Things to Write About #1

First let me just say good riddance to 2012. Not my best year. Moving on to 2013, I choose to have high hopes. I am a survivor after all, and being one teaches you a few things. Not all of the lessons are good ones. In order to survive trauma you have to compartmentalize. In … Continue reading Create Space, Make Room

I make time each Christmas to write a bit of a holiday reflection. Usually it is the week after Christmas because that is the first chance I have to sit. However, today the rain is pouring down outside, a fire is burning inside, my shopping is finished, and my baking complete. The house is temporarily … Continue reading Come as a Child

I heard a story, from one of the teachers who survived the CT shootings. She barricaded herself and her students in a bathroom. She told them they were waiting for the good guys to come and take care of the bad guys. Then she said something that caused tears to spill out of my eyes … Continue reading Light in the Darkness

What is there to say? No words will suffice, yet they roll in my head not allowing room for anything else until they escape onto the paper. My heart is breaking with unexpressed grief and writing is my way of processing. However, when I try to pour the words out, they will not form coherent … Continue reading Free flow…ramblings…thoughts and prayers…