Begin Again Series on Unfold and Begin

So here’s something new… This morning I am the subject of an interview over at Jennifer Koshak’s blog, Unfold and Begin. Yeah, me. I feel sort of almost famous. Jennifer has a terrific blog. I’ve read many of her posts and I love her outlook. She focuses on embracing life with curiosity and creativity – a…

By Lisa October 16, 2017 Off

Lonesome Spirits

Hank spun the glass clumsily on the wet bar top, watching the amber liquid slosh at the sides and grab at what little light came from the room. At the other end of the bar, Tom raised an eyebrow and studied Hank carefully while wiping down hot, clean glassware with a towel. “Hey, mister, you…

By Lisa October 12, 2017 Off

Adrift

I can no longer feel my body. I still have one, but I stopped being aware of its familiar boundaries some time ago; perhaps I no longer have need of its restrictive comfort. My mind no longer obliged to the limitations of the light, I release myself to the freedom of the darkness, surprised at the…

By Lisa October 5, 2017 Off

Paper Mountain – #Flash4Storms

On Tuesday, I usually run a flash fiction written in response to the weekly prompt from Charli Mills over at Carrot Ranch Communications. Weekly flash fiction prompts are taking a break in the barn for the time being as we kick off this month’s Flash Fiction Rodeo over at the ranch. I still have a…

By Lisa October 3, 2017 Off

OTV Magazine – Trusting Life’s Detours

Want to know a sure-fire way to get me worked up during the morning school drop-off run? Traffic detours. It seems like they are everywhere lately. Life has a funny way of regularly throwing us off our intended route. That has certainly been true of the last several years in my life. Sometimes, though, that…

By Lisa September 29, 2017 Off

A Darkness Above

Before she opened her eyes, she took stock of her body, moving from head to toe in a thorough assessment of each muscle and bone. She was hurt, sore, but not broken – at least not on the exterior – and desperately in need of water to wash away the dry bitterness that clung to…

By Lisa September 28, 2017 Off

Anticipating Harvest

Where did he go, she wondered, when he left her? His retreat was much more than physical absence. No, this separation ran deeper. He left not only her, but himself and the world as well. While he remained in that suspended state, efforts to harvest even the slightest sprout of affection from him proved fruitless;…

By Lisa September 26, 2017 Off

Shattered

The house bore 300 years of family history in its hard stone walls, and while Miranda’s time here had always been joyful, she couldn’t help but feel that there was something caught here, something beyond the surface of the walls. The large plate glass mirrors in the parlor and the upstairs hallway in particular had…

By Lisa September 21, 2017 Off

Riptide

Sometimes when I stand on the rocks, the water is gentle. The sun throws splashes of daylight stars to tickle my feet. Other days, the water is playful. The breeze laughs, blows bubbles around my ankles and knees, pretending these small waves can topple me. On darker days, the water churns by swiftly, and it…

By Lisa September 19, 2017 Off

Waiting on Disaster

Last week’s headlines were filled with disaster. Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes…and much more. Terrible. As I listened to days of updates, I couldn’t help but wonder what it must be like to sit squarely in the path of destruction. How it feels to know with certainty that it will affect you or your loved ones. How…

By Lisa September 15, 2017 Off