Tag: reading

  • On Reading

    I once had a cow who could read  In hopes he would someday be freed  My father said NO  He could not go!  So instead he learned to start a stampede 

  • The Only One

    As I stared out the back door, I realized no one would understand as much about my life as the large oak tree in my backyard.  She was the one I told all my secrets to and the one who I read all my stories to.  The one who helped me edit my poetry before…

  • Story Slam

    PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox  I knew I would never be the same after she started talking. I was mesmerized. Hypnotized. Wondering why I had never noticed her before. I think it was the sound of her voice that drew me to her and realized I had never heard her speak before this very moment.…

  • Raining Buckets

    “The rain came down in buckets,” my cousin said dramatically as she stared out the window. “I had so much planned for today.”  “Tanning at the pool so Jeff can see you doesn’t really count as a full day,” I responded as she let out a huge sigh.  “It’s important business. Those boys…” Mariah never…

  • Flicker

    As soon as I saw the flicker of the candle in the woods, I ran down the stairs. At fourteen, I knew all the squeaky steps and how to avoid them. I also knew it was Devon in the woods and that he was running away. He couldn’t run, I wouldn’t let him. I needed…