1st Flash Fiction: Into the Woods
For your reading enjoyment here it is: Into the woods by Rebecca Lickiss Beginning of the Diary Monday We're moved into the new place. Dad said it would be in the suburb, but it's not exactly. He says in the next few years they'll be building up where we're living, but I don't see any sign of it. The road is still gravel and we're surrounded by farm fields. There is a thin strip of trees and brush between our backyard and the suburb. I walked through it to the other side wher
Snow by any other name
A few weeks ago I saw something that for me is one of the most beautiful things on Earth. It was a very cold day, and I was out running errands. As I looked around it appeared that glitter was floating all around. It was a kind of snow, but like nothing I'd ever seen before. It wasn't falling, or even blowing horizontally as it is wont to due here. It just hung there glittering in the air, making everything look magical. I wanted to just stop, sit there in my car, and look at
I'm back, and I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It's taken me longer than I thought to recover from falling and breaking my wrist and ankle. The casts are off and I've had almost two months to try to get back to normal. I've just this last week been able to type two handed again. My left hand is uncomfortable twisting to become horizontal over the keyboard. Not painful (anymore) just uncomfortable. I'm back walking the dog again, which is important if I want to get some exercise and lose a couple o