Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
I belong to a parenting forum where moms often post about the struggles in their lives. The parenting forum is openly Christian, and many times you will hear moms saying that when they struggle with a particular issue, they “offer…
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Can your writing be too perfect?
Dr. Nambu looked at his watch as the team assembled in his office. “Less than five minutes. Excellent response time.” Ken stood straighter. “What’s the emergency, Hakase?” “I’m afraid the film rights to our story have been purchased again. We’re…
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This is the story of how, at 10pm Saturday night, 40 gallons of water exited my home via a garden hose.
I’m going to try condensing a bit of history. A while ago, Ivy taught me about coping with grief by crocheting, and she suggested the self-fringing scarf. I was not a crocheter before then, although my grandmother had taught me…
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Topic for week ending 5/17/08 by grinningcomb WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE? Based on a book I read about a girl’s unfinished life list when she died in an auto accident.‘ Good gravy. All of a…
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Kiddo#4 hates being put down. When I do, he’ll scrunch up his face with A Great Terrible Sadness and let forth this wail which means, clearly, “Why did you bring me into this world only to suffer?” Over at Blair’s…
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Although this is a religious-themed entry, I’d like to ask the non-religious readers not to leave just yet. At four o’clock in the morning, I had one of my scary-thoughts, and I need to run it by you guys. While…
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On Mother’s Day, as we left Angeltown to visit our favorite restaurant, a pickup truck passed us on the highway bearing a bumper sticker which proclaimed, “My other toy has t1ts.” (I am a prude, but my real issue for…
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The opening of Chapter 19 of Seven Archangels: Annihilation is the scariest and most violent scene I ever wrote. MindFlights Magazine just posted that chapter in their continuing serialization of the novel. There will be spoilers if you go on…
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