It is a dark no moon night. I walked into a seedy bar that I would normally never go into. The door is heavy almost to heavy for me to pull open. I immediately get smacked in the face of stail smoke filled air. The air is so heavy with smoke that I can not help, but cough. I cough so much that I am double over in the doorway. I finally catch my breathe and start to walk into the bar. The door slam...

I have always been close to my grandmother. When she passed I took it very hard. I never thought I would recover from it at all. We would hang out on a regular basis when I was little. I was her first grand child,which meant I would get spoiled by her. I got to learn so many crafts from her when I was little. She talk how to bake, sew, crochet, and even knit. When she past I got all the crohet hoo...

We all knew our village was small, but we did not realize how small. My eentire life in this village everyone has known everyone. We never lock our doors or cars. We never had crime before. Parents did not worry about thier kids in our little village. Once in a way a traveler would make a wrong turn on the way to the coast. The traveler would stumble into our small village and not be sure what to ...

I had not pick up any fares this evening. It was after dinner time, so I was hoping ffor at least one or two fares at least. Otherwise this eveing would be a complete loss. I drove a cab three nights a week, usually one weekday and the entire weekend. I could make enough extra cash on the weekends, but the weekdays sometime I just drove around a few hours and then went home. Tonight was a quiet We...

She thought it would be an easy uneventful weekend. She had decided that Saturday would her day to cean her house from top to bottm. She prided herself on having a very cleaan and organized house. The rest of her life maybe very crazy and unorganized. She was always working crazy hours to get everything done, even if that means working a 13 hour day. Once she got done cleaning the house and was ju...

After the issues leading into my sister-in-laws wedding you would think she would apologise. She turned everyone is the family against me. She told them I did not want to be in her wedding. I never said that at all. I actually said “I could not afford the dress, but found one just like in that I could afford.” She had convinced Dad that I would not let my husband, her brother be in the wedding.

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My escape from reality has always been the bookstore andf books. I always carried a book with me where ever i went even when I was little. Books can be a pleasant reality change for the real world. You can be anything or anyone you want in a book. Books have so many genres in one book store. Most readers have a favorite bookstore or favoritee genre. The bookstore is the happy place for any reader...

I thought going to church and turning my life around would let me peacefully walk through the gates of heaven. I was expecting street of gold, beautiful houses and one waiting for me. I would be heaaled completely of all my health issues. I would be greeted by my grandmother,uncle, aand other family members that had passed away before me. I would also get to come face to face with Jesus. I unfortu...

Blue is a cloudless sky as the sunrises. The newly hatced blue jay in the nest chirping for thier mother to come back. The crystal clear water on the pond or swimming pool. I am reminded of blue as the geentle rain drops run down the winshield of my blue car. It is also the chill running though my body as I walk out into the cool morning air. Blue cn be the ice cream on a hot summer day. But also ...

I open up my eyes only to realize I am unfamiliar with where I am at. I crawled up in the most comfortable heated bed I have been in. The blaankets are just the right amount of heat. The mattress seems to have been tailored just for my body. I feel like I am sleeping on a cloud. I never tthought my bed could be this comfy since I husband enjoys a firm bed. My husband is not in the bed next to me b...