I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: VOICE I have friends whose daughter has had a breathing tube since she was born late last year. Having the breathing tube in means they can’t hear her voice. She’s having surgery next […]
REACH (FMF31 2019 Day 13)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: REACH What started as a tiny pain in my shoulder (I thought I had slept wrong) in February 2019 grew over a period of months to something much more painful and disturbing. My […]
FIRST (FMF31 2019 Day 12)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: FIRST You would think I would learn. After pretty much a lifetime of being everyone’s proofreader — and now having a job as a bona fide editor — I should put the final […]
DEEP (FMF31 2019 Day 11)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: DEEP There are so many “commemorative days” lately. Apple pie day, selfie day, best friends day … the list is endless. Today is #DayOfTheGirl and #NationalComingOutDay. It’s probably many other “special” days as […]
SCARED (FMF31 2019 Day 10)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: SCARED How often was Sandeep Dhaliwal scared during his service as a deputy with Houston’s Sheriff’s Department? Dhaliwal was killed in the line of duty last month, shot in the back. He joined […]
JOIN (FMF31 2019 Day 9)
I am participating in 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2019 (all of my submissions can be found here). Today’s prompt is: JOIN I am a joiner. This has become more and more apparent the older I have gotten. I know this may sound contradictory, since I recharge best by being alone, but having an […]