Grace Black mingles with words as she navigates this realm. Ash of ink and holy water oil on canvas by aondrea maynard. As a pebble cast into the center of her fray.

I was in one of those hopelessly pathetic post-breakup states where you are incapable of focusing on anything other than just how impossibly alone you are.

Flash Frenzy Weekend Flash Challenge. Welcome back, Flash Dogs. Flash Frenzy Round 74 is now underway, and Voima Oy is your esteemed judge. Please include your word count.

I have gone back and forth while writing this post. I have written, deleted, written, and deleted again. Last week Silas and I went to kindergarten jump start at his school. He had a great time and I was so proud of how he handled himself.

Sunday, June 7, 2015. An ancient form of Japanese poetry. Although I love poetry, my numerous attempts to create it have always failed. Until, however, I discovered Haiku, a lovely short form of poetry. A Haiku is made up of only three lines- five syllables for the first and third lines and seven syllables for the second line. I begin with a word or topic and let my imagination fly.

I started my resolutions a day early, hoping to catch the new year unaware. January 1, 2015 was waiting for me of course, not fooled by such transparent tricks. It is like setting the alarm clock 15 minutes ahead and expecting myself to fall for that ruse instead of hitting the snooze button twice and ending up 5 minutes behind. Tomorrow I will do better.

Tell you about a broken heart. Today, I will let them talk to you,. Stop, under the pretense of hope,. Today, I will let you see through it! Nor will I cover my insecurities,. Today, I will let them loose! But today, instead of judging me,. Can you be kind to me,. For the first time,. And, for one last time! Hosted at B A R.

Real Momma Ramblings Think of the world you carry within you. Think of the world you carry within you. Soon, She Will Leave Him. Joan Crawford and John Gilbert; publicity photo for the film Four Walls, 1928. Public domain image in the U. Now everyone will know you are mine. She had not been his for a long time.