As the low rumbles increased to a roar, I awoke. My bed faced me towards the large bay window. I normally had no need of curtains – the light pollution of the city didn’t follow me to this (usually) quiet part of the country. The darkness outside my window envelopedContinue Reading
A few days ago, on the main street about five minutes (in normal traffic) from my house, I got stuck in traffic. Abnormal traffic. Instead of less than five minutes to my house, my car edged through three traffic lights. By the time I figured out what the problem was,Continue Reading
The 11th Commandment of Blogging is “Thou shall not read the comments.” For the most part, the people who visit your own blog, and keep coming back for more, well, they’re your peeps. I’m clearly not talking about them. But when you post on a big sites like ScaryMommy, HuffPostContinue Reading
Terror strikes. Again. And again. NYC, Beirut, Paris, Nigeria. The list grows. My children ask – why? I don’t know what to tell them. “We’re safe. You’re safe.” I don’t know if it’s a promise I can keep. But I have to try. This is my eighteenth entry to NaBloPoMo, NaNoPoblano and YeahWriteMe’s NoMo challenge.Continue Reading
I don’t know if you can picture my big sigh as I write this post. My heart is so heavy, I’m having trouble carrying it. Last night, my older two returned home after a weekend with their dad. As I was putting my son to bed, he asked what happenedContinue Reading
Today’s Blogher #NaBloPoMo prompt is: Pretending you have the expertise to make a product a reality – what do you wish you could invent? My grandmother’s father descended from a long line of engineers. I have no idea what type of engineers they were – or if they invented something,Continue Reading
I am in shock that yet again, there has been a coordinated series of events—orchestrated by human beings—to spread chaos and bring an end the lives of innocents. My thoughts are with the people in Paris and their friends and families. I’m leaving you with a pic of the FrenchContinue Reading
The prompt for today’s blog is: Describe your ideal day off. What would you do with your time? Coincidentally, I’ve been off three days this week to help me to narrow exactly what it is. Wednesday was a quiet day. I caught up on laundry, spent some time with HubsContinue Reading
The steady rhythmic throb. Thump, thump, thump…the sound is deafening and quickens with footsteps above. The steps pause, as knees drop. A scratch, a bump. The floorboard shifts and light catches my stilled cadence. “She’s dead. I’ve found her heart.” This is my 11th entry for #NaBloPoMo, #NaNoPoblano and theContinue Reading
Live by Surprise is preparing for a Hallowe’en and then a month of posting for #NaBloPoMo! Enjoy my Hallowe’en Haiku! I’m no stranger to Hallowe’en. Last year I wrote a post about the complications of celebrating Hallowe’en after divorce. I had a Hallowe’en #AAF with Tamara Klein Bowman (whose familyContinue Reading
