How I want my children to remember me
My mother passed away in 1993. She wanted the yard to look nice when husband #4 and I arrived for a vacation visit, mowing the lawn 2 days straight in 100 degree weather… Continue reading
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The picture frame without a back.
Is there another dimension inhabited by creatures whose sole entertainment is to take one of your socks, move your keys out of sight, and whisk away the back of a picture frame that… Continue reading
Thanks to all who read Mary Andrea’s Dilemma
I want to thank all who read, Mary Andrea’s Dilemma, a 27 page short story that delves into our perceptions of reality. What one culture might call mental illness, another might call prophecy. … Continue reading
I need a vacation from my brain
11:11pm I need a vacation from my brain. It keeps insisting on staying awake. My body wants to sleep–my mind wants to write. Why can’t they just get along? Where would I go… Continue reading
My Weekend In The Third World
Hello! Is this on? Can anyone out there hear me? OMG!! I feel like I’ve been transported to the third world! OK….my friend had made arrangements to leave his three dogs with a… Continue reading
A Mine Field of Doggies
It’s beginning to rain. If I don’t get to the windows, I’ll have a flood in the bedroom. So then, what happens when I start to get out of my office chair to… Continue reading
Mary Andrea’s Dilemma–last entry
Please read entries 1 – 4 where I explain I’m trying something new. This is the end of an unpublished short story I wrote years ago. I’d appreciate feedback about what you like… Continue reading
Topics not written about–and other insignificant things
I was asleep by 10pm. It’s now 2am and I’ve had my 4 hour nap for the night compliments of a cold wet Fat White Dog nose nudging an unsuspecting cheek. As I… Continue reading
Mary Andrea’s Dilemma–Entry 4
This is the 4th entry for my short story Mary Andrea’s Dilemma © 2011 J. Dempsey. Only 1 more to go. 🙂 January 3 Today has to be one of the… Continue reading