When my sister called up and told me she had something important to tell me, I had no idea what to expect.

Flash fiction, longer pieces, and guest posts
When my sister called up and told me she had something important to tell me, I had no idea what to expect.
Thanks to Spillwords Press for publishing my poem Diminuendo.
Couldn't sleep. This popped into my head.
I was just nominated for my first Sunshine Blogger Award by a fellow blogger. I'm not particularly sunny and I burn easily, but I'll take it!
Just reworked this short story I wrote a while back but never really shared. Feel free to critique and let me know what works or doesn't in your opinion.
Idealizing someone does no one any favors when you refuse to acknowledge another's true nature. (More free verse)
When they say "This opportunity could change your life," usually they mean in a good way.
I'm finishing up a humorous piece (hopefully tonight), but here's a bit of free verse because organization is my mortal enemy apparently.
Seize opportunity while you can. You might not get a second chance.
Okay, I confess, so I'm not a poet (I know, shocking), but I wrote a "poem". And it doesn't start out with "There once was a man from Nantucket..."