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Plumbing is such fun.
Using can be, anyway.
Fixing - not so much.

Added by Jami Ward on October 16, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

A Garden in the Wild





I’ve never met a garden I didn’t like, although some I’ve taken to more than others. Growing up, we always had a huge vegetable patch, which we had to toil in, so on hot, sweaty days I didn’t favor that kind.



There is another… Continue

Added by Dorraine Darden on October 15, 2010 at 8:00pm — 5 Comments

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I love all my friends.
Some of them are family,
And vice-versa, too.

Added by Jami Ward on October 15, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

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Autumn is coming.
Cooler, darker earlier.
Colored leaves falling.

Added by Jami Ward on October 14, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Creative Writing Challenge #14-A Ghost Story

Skipping ahead a bit but this one was just "there" this morning and I needed to get it out of the way.



Her side:

“A ghost?”



Spoken more as a statement than a question with that look he reserves for my more “whackadoodle” comments and ideas.



“Yes. A ghost. I don’t know any other way to describe it. I was out in the garden…”



I might as well have been talking to a…

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Added by Sheree on October 14, 2010 at 12:00pm — 5 Comments

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Convoluted thoughts
Arrive in the night's wee hours
And crowd out slumber.

Added by Jami Ward on October 13, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

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Europeans came
And preyed on the natives here.
We celebrate that?

Added by Jami Ward on October 12, 2010 at 9:52pm — 1 Comment

"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." Wiffledust Creative Writing Challenge #11- What one lyric speaks to you when nothing else can, and why?

I have gone most of my life without ever hearin' of Leonard Cohen. Don't ask me how, cuz I don't even know! Sorta like Bob Dylan, he's criticized cuz his singin' voice isn't very pretty. But who in the world cares about a singin' voice when you can write songs like that?!?!


The lyric comes from "Anthem", and if you know the song, you know it's chock full of meaningful lyrics. If you don't know the song, here's a link.…
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Added by Karrie Chambless on October 12, 2010 at 8:39pm — 4 Comments

Creative Writing Challenge #12 - And even so it'll be alright.

Last evening I spent roughly 45 minutes on this challenge only to be outsmarted by... something. I'm not sure if it was my computer, the program used here, or what, but my entire blog disappeared in seconds when I hit the "preview" button. I don't remember half of what I wrote, we'd driven to Oklahoma City and back and I was totally gassed. I won't try to recreate it. I'm moving on to the next one. And even so it'll be alright.

Added by Sheree on October 12, 2010 at 4:58pm — 2 Comments

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Pen and pencil jar:
Holding possibilities
Awaiting release.

Added by Jami Ward on October 11, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

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He left long ago
But his old baggage remained.
She just threw it out.

Added by Jami Ward on October 10, 2010 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

'Over the river and through the woods...

...to grandmother's house we go'.......took on a different meaning to me after visits to Grandma Reiley's house.

Prior to that I envisioned fun and adventure and mystique and gingerbread cookies and all sorts of wonder.

. At Grandma Reiley's we got out of the car to discover a skinny, plainly dressed woman with thin lips and a dour look on her face. No KoolAid or punch at grandma's house. No cookies and milk. Just a simple meal with water. After saying grace. Simple times.

I never… Continue

Added by Rick Reiley on October 10, 2010 at 12:01pm — 4 Comments

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Summer is fading.
But in the midst of winter
I'll want the heat back.

Added by Jami Ward on October 9, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

WCWC #10, Live in Hollywood...

My favorite movie star is only a few years older than myself. She is 35, born on February 22nd, 1975. She is blond, petite, and fiesty. Though she looks good with darker hair as well, side comment. She stands about 5'4" and proportionately built. She's not too thin, but not heavy by any means. She's been known to model a bit for Cover Girl, as well as star in many movies over the last nearly 30 years. She has starred in many roles, in different types of movies. She's been in romantic comedies… Continue

Added by Carissa Galow on October 9, 2010 at 5:17pm — 1 Comment

WCWC #9, How did 9/11 effect me?

Did September 11th change me? Well, that isn't a clear cut answer actually. It changed me and it didn't. When I found out about it, I was at home chatting in an AOL chat room, as I so often did back then. People were talking about two towers and I wasn't piecing things together right away. But the more they talked, the more I understood, but I thought it was some sort of joke....that is until I turned the t.v. on. Every channel had news coverage about the horrible events of that day. I was… Continue

Added by Carissa Galow on October 9, 2010 at 4:55pm — No Comments

WCWC #8

Five things I have learned in life that I would want to pass on to the younger generations....





1) Do not drink and drive, ever. You might get away with it for years or you might get busted your first time, but getting busted is only one thing that could go wrong. Not only could you get into a lot of trouble, have to pay hefty fines, lose your license, (if you even have one) and maybe even sit jail time...which by the way is a whole another story entirely; you could also get hurt… Continue

Added by Carissa Galow on October 9, 2010 at 2:03pm — 4 Comments

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My sanity fled.
When did craziness descend?
When my kids arrived?

Added by Jami Ward on October 8, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

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So much stuff to do!
Running hard to stay even.
A short nap might help.

Added by Jami Ward on October 7, 2010 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

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A vague gray glowing
Like moonlight on foggy nights.
Viewing the future.

Added by Jami Ward on October 6, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Creative Writing Challenge #11 - Lyric me

This is a really hard challenge for me because music is so much a part of my every day and no one song or lyric fits me two days running. I use music to change my mood when things are too heavy or to bring on the tears when I'm in pain and can't cry. I've been caught dancing through my house, the grocery, and just about anywhere else, even when there's no music playing. I keep it all in my head!!



My music for winter is nothing like my summer music. And, like Christmas music, there are… Continue

Added by Sheree on October 6, 2010 at 10:37am — 4 Comments

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