Tag: storytelling
member name: Pamela G.
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September 06, 2006 09:55 PM EDT --
My mother and I never really got along. I never seemed to be the daughter she wanted. I guess, if I'm going to be totally honest, I have to confess, I sometimes went out of my way to do the exact opposite . . . more
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September 20, 2006 10:53 PM EDT --
I knew my mother would have been proud of me, if she's have been able to understand the big step I'd taken as I walked through the door of the District Attorney's Office, where I'd be working . . . more
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October 14, 2006 09:50 PM EDT --
I couldn't believe my ears. Kyle Laing, the man I was almost engaged to, was issuing me a challenge. If I could bring in a huge new account, he would consider making me an equal partner in . . . more
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August 23, 2006 05:22 PM EDT --
On a bright sunny day, a lumberjack saw a beautiful princess trying to remove a giant tree stump from the ground. Thinking this was his chance to show off his great physique and maybe score a couple of . . . more
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September 06, 2006 09:58 PM EDT --
Before she left I made Liz promise to thank everyone for the flowers. "Especially Vic," I said, feeling my cheeks grow warm again.
"Maybe I can even get him to stop by for a visit." . . . more
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September 06, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
I got up from my seat and quickly went to the kitchen. I had to get away. The things going through my mind were too unsettling.
"What's wrong, Kiddo?" Liz said from behind me. "You . . . more
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September 11, 2006 08:55 PM EDT --
This is one of my older stories, but I thought I'd share it with you anyway. Hope you like it.
The day Mark asked me to marry him I was so shocked I found myself stammering like a teenager. . . . more
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September 12, 2006 06:01 PM EDT --
Chapter Two
The week that followed was a hectic one for Patti. Between her job and the farm work, she was kept very busy. Joe helped as much as he could, but his school work was taking . . . more
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October 14, 2006 09:58 PM EDT --
And the mystery continued. A mystery that occupied my mind more than my reason for coming to this rural community. So much so when Duie got home later that day I didn't even ask him if he'd spoken . . . more
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September 12, 2006 05:50 PM EDT --
I wrote this novel probably 25 years ago. It was among a lot of things that I originally created on my old electric typewriter. Then when we moved to our current home, we had way too much paper. . . . more
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September 15, 2006 09:09 PM EDT --
Chapter Ten
Nearly two hours later Patti was letting herself into the apartment. Josh was at home, but thankfully he was nowhere in sight. Quickly, she crossed towards her own room. Halfway . . . more
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September 29, 2006 10:36 AM EDT --
I guess the passage of time has caused me to forget how quickly children learn things. I have been reminded of this quite often when my granddaughter picks up on something I have said. Sometimes I make . . . more
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August 23, 2006 09:32 AM EDT --
I don't know when I started to suspect something was going on. Definitely, after I awoke one night and heard my husband sighing another woman's name. And unlike his usual mouth wide open snore, . . . more
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December 04, 2006 07:51 PM EST --
I'll never forget that day my baby boy had his first professional photographs taken. You know the ones where you take your tiny bundle to the local department store with the full intention of only . . . more
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August 10, 2006 02:30 PM EDT --
Johnny had a stroke in his sleep. We only learned this after he'd been rushed to the hospital where they conducted a lot of tests. At first he was paralyzed and couldn't speak. But when he could . . . more
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August 28, 2006 12:49 PM EDT --
I don't know how I managed to end up on the doorstep of a church. It was the last place I wanted to be. Actually, what I wanted to be was dead. Yes, I'd been contemplating my demise, giving very . . . more
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January 02, 2007 11:33 PM EST --
The Twelve Days of my Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas is a song most people are familiar with. It’s about the twelve days after Christmas, beginning with Christmas Day. There is religious . . . more
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September 06, 2006 10:18 PM EDT --
When my mother had a heart attack there was no decision about my flying across the country to be with her. I was an only child and since my father sounded so worried when he called to tell me what . . . more
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October 14, 2006 09:53 PM EDT --
Boy was I in for a surprise when Ashley and I drove into that supposedly sparsely populated community. It was like entering a dealership for SUVs and pick-up trucks. Or a convention where everyone had . . . more
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October 14, 2006 09:56 PM EDT --
I could see the invitation was sincere, but feared exactly what his place might be. I suddenly imagined a cabin without amenities.
"My Mama used to take in hunters 'fore my father passed away," . . . more
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