A feel-good interlude to your day with thoughtful stories that are occasionally surprising and often inspiring.
I hear the rain clattering on the skylight and even though it’s only teatime, I turn on the lights. The whistling kettle on the stove beckons me to the kitchen where I finish making myself a hot mug of super rich chocolately cocoa. It feels like the appropriate thing to do, particularly as I’m about... Continue Reading →
Pardon my website. It has gone to the spa for some rejuvenating treatments. When my friend Niki asked me what aspects of Eloquently Kate design I wanted help with, my initial answer was simple and concise, “Everything.” I’m grateful she agreed to take on the project with an evolving scope. Niki is a web developer and... Continue Reading →
“I’ll wear this one!” I exclaimed slipping a shiny pink ballerina gown over my head. I loved how it swished and flowed around me. “I like the blue one,” Marilyn said, stepping into another one of her Granny’s old party dresses. “I am a countess and I run a horse farm,” she proclaimed. “I am... Continue Reading →
One of my fellow Carrot Ranch Literary Community writers, Sarah Brentyn of Lemon Shark launched a wonderful initiative. In 50 words or less, we are to write a flash fiction story that includes the theme of help. It’s all for a good cause – relief efforts for the massive destruction left behind by the hurricanes Harvey,... Continue Reading →
Starbucks is buzzing. Drifting among the sounds of garbled voices is the constant grinding, banging and pounding coming from the baristas behind the counter. Busy people are coming and going. There are those who rush in, grab their steaming coffee, and then like the wind, blow out the door. Sitting off in a corner are... Continue Reading →
Jess gazed over the hushed hayfields, twilight cradling them with a golden haze. He was happy. They had finished cutting the last of the fields today. They could start baling the day after tomorrow. And now there was the aroma of Sally’s roast beckoning him from the kitchen. Suddenly Jess grabbed two blankets from the... Continue Reading →
