What is writing for you? This year I am writing a novel. It is February 27, 2021 and I am words deep in writing a fiction novel. This week though I am going to share an excerpt from my unpublished memoirs. I wrote my memoirs in November of 2016 during NaNoWriMo. This little excerpt talks… Continue reading To grow, to transform, to become.
Tag: Mental Health
Photo Prompt 42: Moving Parts Slowly Grinding to a Close
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… Photography by Shari Marshall © Moving Parts Slowly Grinding to a Close I can see her there, she… Continue reading Photo Prompt 42: Moving Parts Slowly Grinding to a Close
Photo Prompt #40: Don’t Show It!
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… Don’t Show It! It is deep rich shades of darkness filled with screams, cries and lamenting wails. It… Continue reading Photo Prompt #40: Don’t Show It!
Toxic
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
Photo Prompt #38: cause to become silent
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… ---Content Warning!!--- cause to become silent “This isn’t a Cinderella story,” That’s what she told me as we… Continue reading Photo Prompt #38: cause to become silent
Photo Prompt #35: The Last 24 Hours
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
The “T” in 2020 A to Z
Tick It wasn’t like that soft rhythmic sound a clock makes in a silent room, a sound that can relax and sooth. This was a regular short sharp sound that played over and over again in my head counting away accomplishments or lack of accomplishments. It was a tally that I hated but seemed to… Continue reading The “T” in 2020 A to Z
The “N” in A to Z
Now I’ve learned. I’ve run to the outer limits of the universe; counted the stars in the sky. I’ve danced on clouds with Angels and swam upon the tide. I’ve stared up at the blue sky making shapes from softened clouds. I’ve listened to the silence and rambled through the loud. But none… Continue reading The “N” in A to Z
Cramped Living
He struggled through the door that would only crack open. He needed to find time to move the boxes from behind it, the boxes that were now buried under a pile of old newspapers. Since this was the only door of 3 that he could still access it was really important to find the time.… Continue reading Cramped Living
The Wall
Invisible barriers that mark the past are a tall cold reminder till the last. When it finally comes time to say goodbye there will be no tears for any of them to cry. Too much has been said in the time they shared; the three of them so wrongly paired. In a demonstration of false… Continue reading The Wall
