She was sitting at the Carrot Juice Bar, a pretty little thing with a silky brown coat and the softest ears he’d ever seen. The way her nose twitched was just right, and her sultry eyes were like milk chocolate, liquid and warm. Bugs’ right foot started thumping despite his efforts to stay cool. He…
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Thursday Inspiration 64 — Love’s Lake
Each time when the sun shines so As it strikes every leaf with a glow It’s then that I head for our place By the willow on the shore of love’s lake The wind has to blow just right Rippling water shimmers with light Where we held each other’s eyes Two souls under dappled skies…
Thursday Inspiration 39 — Flower Power
I have what they call Flower Power. It starts at the tip of my ratted lavender-scented bouffant and vines down to the tips of my squeaky yellow PVC boots. As I fly over spring terrain, my shimmery green silk cape sends sparkles everywhere that makes seeds germinate when my boyfriend hero, Sol, warms things up….
Thursday Inspiration 38 — Candy-Colored Clown
In an alternate universe clowns are like sunshine — everyone loves them. All of those fabulous colors, bulbous nose, wild hair, and big shoes. There has to be a fall guy in every circus; a star in every sky. As she spins she sings to the calliope music in her head. Twirling kaleidoscope in cracked…
Thursday Inspiration 35 — The Heart is the Home of the Brave
When I saw the picture and the song lyrics for this week’s Thursday Inspiration, it reminded me of a movie I saw a few months back, called, “Alpha.” It tells the tale of a young man’s survival in a harsh winter climate back in the times when humans were hunter-gatherers. The young man is out…
Thursday Inspiration 34 — starting with 3 strikes
Mario’s star fell to earth with a clunk. His months in his mother’s crack cocaine infused womb meant he was born super-charged full of energy not easily separated from. He only had a brief glimpse into his mother’s weary face before being whisked away to the neo-natal unit. He was pierced with multiple intravenous needles…
Thursday Inspiration 33 — The day we lost our home
Prologue Home is one of those things that so many consider to be a basic necessity: a place to take your shoes and socks off at the end of the day and kick up your feet; a place to have a warm meal and a cool drink; a place to store essential items; a place…
