January 18th, 2018 Carrot Ranch Flash fiction. 99 words. FOOTSTEPS Here comes Mum in her latest pair of high heels. How I miss the cadence of her steps! Boxes lay strewn on the floor all around me; sexy boots standing in an ordered row of ‘most desired’ to ‘not on your life.’ On my feet, […]
DON’T TURN THE PAGE
Getting back to writing. I’ve been writing various pieces to get back in the saddle and take back my life. Here’s something I completed recently that’s a little out-of-the-ordinary for me! It might freak you out. Sorry! DON’T TURN THE PAGE – A VERY SHORT STORY BY WENDY ANNE DARLING Chapter 13: PROLOGUE Be […]
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge: Magic’s Bonds
https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/10/31/colleens-weekly-poetry-tuesday-challenge-recap-a-month-of-november-poetry-prompts/ This week’s challenge; with synonyms for THANKS and FAMILY.
It’s a WIN!
via The Heart Stone Chronicles: The Swamp Fairy – 1st Place in the Authors DB 2017 Book Cover Contest Gold Finalist! I’m so thrilled about this accolade! Maybe my book career really CAN be multifaceted! Many thanks to Colleen Chesebro for trusting me with the cover art for her book, ‘The Heartstone Chronicles, book 1, […]
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
A dear friend once asked me this question: “What do you KNOW?” Not: What do you think?, What do you believe?, or What do you hope? WHAT DO YOU KNOW? Epiphanies tend to happen in the strangest of places, but they do usually happen when you have time to really concentrate. Mine occurred […]
Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge # 27 – “Light & Dark” #Haiku #Haibun #Tanka
Join us for Colleen’s weekly poetry challenge! This week, Light and Dark. ARCHES Touching the stone arch, Fingertips tracing eons; Shadows and sun play. The presence of ancient magic is palpable here; Nature’s slow painting of a myriad sand colors, leading back to a time unremembered by any but the fossilized souls of animals; […]
Colleen’s weekly Tanka Challenge- Clouds and Spring
Join us for Colleen’s weekly Tanka Challenge. This week’s prompt words… Clouds and Spring
Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge: Help and Smile
Join us for Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge: Help and Smile
WHY AREN’T YOU FAMOUS?
Several years ago, my good friend Bruce told me that I was finally going to get to meet her mother. She was dropping by to pick up some crystals Bruce had bought for her. In case you’re wondering, I did ask Bruce if, by any chance, she had been named after a family member […]
Buried, deep.
This was published once before, but circumstances in my life at the moment – in this Mercury Retrograde and Age of Aquarius moment – urged me to share this one again. It might sound crazy, but I think this is one of the most important poems I’ve ever written. BURIED, DEEP. Note: OK, so having […]
