Category Archives: Rochelle’s picture prompt

REQUIREMENTS MATTER

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

It has been completed – this dream of my life;  then why am I so filled with anxiety rather than joy? I made it through high school by cheating; there was no other way I could do it.  Even though … Continue reading →

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THE OLD COUNTY LIBRARY

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

The old library still stands.  It was here that I was first exposed to the joys of a library.  I discovered mysterious secrets solved by Nancy  Drew; sorrowed when Jo married the “old man” in Little Women;  dreamed of being … Continue reading →

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SHARING NATURE

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

Chet, scooting the stool back from the bar: “Colleen, it was nice to meet you.  Could I come to your place tomorrow night?” Colleen:  “That sounds great.  How shall I prepare?” Chet:  “An inviting table would be nice.  We’ll talk … Continue reading →

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OVERCOMING FEAR

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

“It looks like the star of Bethlehem that the wise men followed,” Sadie thought.  “That’s a good sign.  I’ll begin again.  I’ll do better next time.” Home again after two years of medical procedures and therapy, she was dependent on … Continue reading →

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SIZE OF A HOUSE DOES NOT MAKE A HOME

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

YARD SALE TODAY – ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, MEMORABILIA Someone had hand painted a picture on a mirror.  Curious, I picked it up. Note on back:  OUR HOME 1928-1936.  SHARECROPPED FOR EDWARDS.  CYRUS & LUCY BORN HERE.   JUDITH LIVED WITH US.  HAPPY … Continue reading →

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WILL I MAKE HEADLINE NEWS?

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Airliner down, 385 people drowned! If I were one who drowned at sea Would anybody think of me? I have no medals to show my worth. Nothing left of value to this earth. No one to sit upon the shore … Continue reading →

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COFFIN NAILS

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

Donna sighed as she began to clean up the coffee table.  Coffee table?  Looks like a cigarette table.   She wished Bud would control his anxieties by drinking coffee instead of smoking cigarettes.  She was scared.  For thirty-two years he had … Continue reading →

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DROUGHT’S END

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

  Leo’s heart was dry as that old planter with its dead plants.  It had rained in March.  Leo thought it marked the end of the drought and  Holly came back from her mother’s.   Working together on the planter marked … Continue reading →

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PROOF OF MODERN TECH IN THE INVISIBLE WORLD!

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

BREAKING NEWS! –  This photograph appears to be the first of its kind which has entered the world as we know it.  It gives proof that modern technology has entered the invisible world.  Perhaps it is even more advanced in … Continue reading →

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LAST WORDS

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

“Debbie, the phone’s for you,” I called at 10:45 last Wednesday morning.  Those were my last words to her.  I could hear her excited voice, then she called back to me, “Mom, I’m going out.  I’ll be back by two … Continue reading →

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