Daily Prompt: Clean House

Daily Prompt: Clean House by michelle w. on September 29, 2013 Is there “junk” in your life? What kind? How do you get rid of it? ~~~~~~~~ Is there "junk" in my life? Yes, lots of "junk". Junk that I brought with me when I married a second time. Junk my husband already had before...

Daily Prompt: The Natural World

Daily Prompt: The Natural World by michelle w. on June 30, 2013 Describe your first memorable experience exploring and spending time in nature. Were you in awe? Or were you not impressed? Would you rather spend time in the forest or the city? When I was about 7-years-old, my family bought a house with a...

Mellow Yellows

Happy Mellow Yellow Day! I started planting some of my flower seed last week. Spring seems to be making its stand, finally, here in North East Alabama, but winter is still hanging on by the teeth. More birds are coming to the feeders, and I told my husband we needed more birdhouses. Yellow birdhouses, of...

Daily Prompt: Cliche’

Clichés become clichés for a reason. Tell us about the last time a bird in the hand was worth two in the bush for you. In taking up paper and pen, and reentering the world of writing, I decided to pursue short story submissions in contests. This is my greatest intention for now. I am...

Small Stone – Day 16

Five dreary days in a row, with no relief in sight. Damp, dreary, dull days with bleak colorless nights. The big oak tree with it's leafless limbs, look lonely, dispirited and glum. The clouds are gloomy, downcast and wretched. Even the birds are mum.

Small Stone, Day 4

Small Stone, Day 4 January 4, 2013The beauty of the blue sky is reflected in the still, blue lake.As above, so Below.The birds are out and about, flying and flitting here and there.I see the squirrels running through the trees, hear their chatter as they fuss at each other.Once they find the corn in their...

Christmas with my Disjointed Family

Christmas with my Disjointed Family, by D. B. Mauldin  Christmas is only 5 days away.  As usual I have procrastinated about wrapping presents and cooking for the festivities.  I think I work better under pressure so I leave everything until the last minute.  So here I sit in my usual recliner with my laptop, music...