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 […]
Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Goodbye, sweet sun…
Join us for Writer’s Quote Wednesday over at Silver Threading! Check out Colleen’s fabulous Fall poem. ♥ This year, especially, I begrudge the start of Autumn. After breaking my hip 4 weeks ago, I felt as if I was forced to merely observe the second half of summer through shaded glass, from a hospital […]
More of the Same
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
There is no harm in sticking with a good thing. Once you’ve written and published your book, that doesn’t mean that you have to forget the people who live in it forever, and move on to something totally brand new and original. You can write about them again. Maybe…
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #108 Sizzle&Sleek – Wendy Anne Darling
Welcome to the Haiku challenge! Check it out here. Challenge words for the week are ‘sizzle’ and ‘sleek.’ I try my best to keep up with modern-day ‘speak,’ but sometimes it just evades me! 😀 AN OLD FART’S TAKE ON MODERN LANGUAGE by Wendy Anne Darling: Save
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #102 Birth&Cheer
Join us once more for Ronovan’s Haiku Challenge! This week’s words are ‘Birth’ and ‘Cheer.’ Awaiting that cry. As the words grow inside me Miracle of birth Wendy Anne Darling, 2016.
Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 27 – Vintage
Click here to join us on Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge! This week, the challenge is ‘Vintage.’ It probably won’t surprise anybody that several of the items that are precious to me are books! Aside from having succeeded in purchasing replacement copies of all the childhood books I loved and lost when my family moved to […]
The Tale of Dracon and Anarion Jones
The Tale of Dracon and Anarion Jones Anarion Jones, with her dark hair flying Walks Welsh mountainsides on tiptoe, As if she purely skims this Earth Yet never touches it. Dreaming of flying, her long skirt rustling, like a flurry of autumn leaves She bathes in banks of daffodils Their sun-warmed scent like […]
The Alchemist
THE ALCHEMIST In the apothecary of her mind She seeks the ingredients to weave her magic For an incantation that does not reside in any spell-book. This must be hers, and hers alone. Upon the dusty shelves she seeks them Some, well-used, and almost worn away Yet others, lurking near the back wall, Still gleaming […]
AN UNUSUAL ENCOUNTER
AN UNUSUAL ENCOUNTER Some days are different from all other days. Other days, months, years seem to pivot on days like today. I was hungry, and I went dumpster-diving behind the local grocery store. And, suddenly, life ceased being normal. Next to the dumpster, stood a huge unicorn; his horn sparkling in the Colorado sun, […]
THE FIRST – AND MOST IMPORTANT – LESSON:
Welcome to my new blog. A new approach for a new phase of life. I do hope you enjoy it and come visit often! A Mythical Menagerie. THE FIRST – AND MOST IMPORTANT – LESSON: Life, The Universe, And Everything. Dragons are entities with the wisdom of eternity. Many of us may not […]