He spit another sunflower seed shell. It tumbled, point over curve, tick-tick-tick down the glass panes and metal framing, finally tumbling into a groove and sliding down to the gutter. “You realize one day they’re going to catch you doing that,” she stated matter-of-factly, and took another bite into her lunch wrap. “They won’t either,”… Continue reading Creation365: Day 22
So… I can’t be the only person who wastes copious amounts of time online. So here’s a fun little gif for you all, before we get into ROW80 stuffs: My husband and I every time we go out to eat. True story. http://cdn.gifbay.com/2012/10/cats_are_so_mean-6962.gif Ok, now down to the real stuffs. Sort of. Let me warn… Continue reading ROW80 and a little fun
I stumbled across the #LoveMe Challenge earlier this evening, and I’m definitely going to do it! It sounds fun, and you should join me! Here’s the details: The link to the original website can be found here. Like a great many other women, I have dealt with issues like self-worth, self-esteem, and body image. It’s… Continue reading #LoveMe Challenge: Begins February 1st!
My family is the last of a dying breed. We are replaced by technology, mechanical advances, and electrical fuel over organic strength and will. Every time he leaves for his month-and-a-half ventures, he kisses my mother on the forehead and says, “This could be the last trip, you know.” But it never was, and we… Continue reading Creation365: Day 21
Thought I’d share these two paintings with you all. I painted both of them yesterday and finished the second one up today. They’re the kind of paintings that look better from a distance… haha… but for a beginner who doesn’t use canvas and tube acrylics very often, I think I’m doing just fine! I like… Continue reading Fall Painting
May I briefly apologize for my recent absence. I was in Washington DC for the March for Life and have been finishing up the trip and recovering over the past few days. But I’m back! With a new post and several new ambitions. This week’s Journal52 prompt was called Silhouettes, and I did just that.… Continue reading A Great Adventure
I’ve made 100 posts on this blog so far: reflections, short stories, projects, artwork. It has been a wonderful adventure, having this blog. It’s made me infinitely more intentional about being creative. The part that makes me so proud is that no one I know in real life actually reads or follows this blog on… Continue reading ROW80 and my Hundredth Post!
It was a funny sort of job to have, considering she couldn’t swim. Not that it bothered her at all, really. The fact that she couldn’t swim, or the fact that she worked in the middle of an ocean. It was perfectly safe, she knew, and so she told everyone. Sure, accidents happen, but this… Continue reading Creation365: Day 20
As a daughter of a long line of farmers, there’s something I want to say. A couple of things, in fact. I think there are a lot of stereotypes against grain farmers, but I want to set you straight. First of all, not all farmers are old men in old rickety machinery. I come from… Continue reading Creation365: Day 19
The first thing she noticed when she came to was the smell. Sulfur. Rot. Decay. She turned to roll over onto her stomach, but was hit by two waves: the first wave was nausea, aggravated by the smell and the movement. The second wave was the realization that her hands were tied behind her back… Continue reading Creation365: Day 18
Millennial Creativity 
