The hands that hold the purses write the script And the hands of their minions are up the bums of exclusive, custom-designed puppets who shriek their lies in terror. Cute little wife you’ve got there, alone at your private address in your quiet little town… Just say the words, son, and it will all go […]

My youngest daughter has been under more stress these last three years than many have to put up with in a lifetime. Her latest post makes me just yearn to reach out and hug her, but she’s a thousand miles away right now. Please take a look at what she wrote and leave a comment […]

Join us for COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 101, “PLAN & FINISH,” #SYNONYMSONLY PLAN AND FINISH – USING SYNONYMS ASPIRATIONS AND COMPLETION. Our aspirations In full bloom, we are perfect In our completion. Flowering in the warm sun Sowing future’s seeds. We reach for heights unconquered, with dreams in our souls that defy […]

Anxiety grips my heart, I am surrounded by the dark — hemmed in by its suffocating embrace. I cannot feel the way before me and a thousand screams fill the void where I stood. In desperation, I lift my eyes and see a glimpse of silver in the storm clouds. When your path is blocked […]

Happy Summer Solstice, my lovelies!

I just found an amazing quote by Sir Ken Robinson (2009). For me, it encapsulates a lot of what I believe is throwing our ‘CIVILIZED’ world into chaos. Here it is: “We have evolved this powerful sense of imagination. What happens in all times of conflict and cruelty is we shut empathy off so that […]

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, […]