Terrible Limericks
We had to write limericks in English class many moons ago, but sometimes I still like to write the odd nonsensical poem … just to keep it real and not let my brilliance go to my head. According to Wikipedia, “The origin …
Tax Returns Are a Pain in the Butt
Yes, tax returns are a pain in the butt. I know ... such professional wording, but it's the only kind that fits my current sentiments. In order to try
Review of The Last Storyteller
The Chamber of Love
I wrote, recently, about a writing class a friend and I taught. Our first exercise was a haiku, but the second exercise we attempted was to write 50 words,
Guilty?
A friend and I led a writing workshop this morning. It was very enriching for all of us, and it reminded me, once again, that in order to
View from the Cherry Tree
The first time she noticed the sparrow he was on the edge of her porch, his tiny forked toes posing on the wooden rail like those of a
A Tasteful Surprise
Not only can fashionista Ashley W sing and laugh hard enough to infect a room, she is also a fashion designer and certified counselor. I would have
Absolutely Fabulous!
The alarm clock shrilled through the air at 6 a.m. In Patrick’s dream, he jumped involuntarily off the thirty-foot cliff in shock. Is this noise in my dream? Struggling to
A very silly story, part deux
DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE ALREADY READ PART ONE! Professor Ganbat stood stiff and upright in the heavy snow. His fur coat kept the wind from


























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