Toxic

November 8, 2020June 25, 2021 Writing Sparkle

I stand in the shadows watching, present but unseen. Long ago I removed myself from this situation, conditions so out of control. By Shari Marshall – 2020

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Photo Prompt #35: The Last 24 Hours

October 14, 2020June 25, 2021 Writing Sparkle2 Comments

Use this image as a prompt to create a post and reference back here. You can come back and share by posting your link in the comment section below. That’s it! Can’t wait to view your posts… The Last 24 Hours It wasn’t cold out, but it wasn’t hot either. It was jeans and sweater… Continue reading Photo Prompt #35: The Last 24 Hours

Coffee Blog

A Writing Sparkle Coffee Memoir

October 10, 2020October 7, 2020 Writing Sparkle14 Comments

My mild taste for coffee turned into a full blown addiction. My nervous system needed the stimulant to function. I needed the caffeine because of the benefits of improved alertness, concentration, energy, clear-headedness, and feelings of sociability that it kindled. I was long past the person who needed a cup of coffee in the morning,… Continue reading A Writing Sparkle Coffee Memoir

Writing

Another Day

January 6, 2019January 28, 2022 Writing Sparkle

There is a place among us that I call home, in the broken splinters of a crystal dome where shattered dreams are mixed and matched and unborn loves are free to hatch. Memories walk here every day in feet of stone and bodies of clay. They hold tight to the fantasy land while fighting the… Continue reading Another Day