Waves A little boy Brown eyes peeking from behind his mother Shyly wiggles his fingers, barely moving them at all His new teacher waves...

Some where over the rainbow Way up high There's a place with no COVID And peace like a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow People smile...

So many people are posting about how they can't wait for 2020 to be over. I can't help but be cynical. It's just numbers, a set of dates...

It’s quiet. Kids are grown and far away. I miss their banter. The cookies are expertly trimmed. I miss spending an hour cleaning up...

After years of hauling my children to far away family for the holidays, it was time to stay home. Both kids were in college and I...

By Sonja McGiboney, 11/22/2020 Grown-up food is scary. Why did I have to sit here this time? I turned twelve five days ago. You’d think...

When word is written And meaning is clear It is what it says That you will hear A word alone Laborious Or by itself Glorious Alone it may...

I am writing two novels. One is a middle grade (mg) apocalyptical thingy and the other is a romance. I spend time randomly on each, but...

Cancer. No need to explain that more than saying cancer. If you have had any dealings with the care of someone who has cancer, is being...

If. It's just a word. If it wasn't, we wouldn't use it. If it meant more, we'd feel compelled to listen. If it was great, then we'd be...

Don't let this poem fool you. I am not depressed, but at any moment in time, I can recall all the thoughts and feelings of darker days. ...

Packed between the weddings of two beautiful young ladies, was my leisurely drive from Dallas to San Antonio Texas. Unlike Virginia,...

Sometimes I don't want to write anything. I want to bounce on the beach, glide with the gulls, hang with the horses or meander in the...

If you think the title is funny, then you must remember something of sentence diagramming and the nightmares that ensue. For me, it was...

Rain Soft rain A moist caress The lullaby of water Rain Hard rain A wet punch The roaring wave thrashing Rain Sporadic Rain A sudden jab...

I woke with the story alive in my brain. That was a two o'clock in the morning. Now it's gone. What happened to all those words and...