Category Archives: writing

weekly perk. #1

Posted on 26 January 2016 by what sandra thinks

If I ever had a half-full glass, it fell off the table a long time ago. When someone tells me to ‘be positive’, my first instinct includes punching that someone in the face. [It’s okay – I don’t actually do … Continue reading →

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the sky.

Posted on 25 January 2016 by what sandra thinks

when I stare at the sky I wonder if I see the same stars that you watch with someone new I don’t want to think it but I cannot quit wishing you would return I will never learn you were … Continue reading →

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six word story: failure.

Posted on 23 January 2016 by what sandra thinks

This week’s prompt for the Six Word Story challenge is… Failure. If you like my story, I hope you’ll visit Sometimes Stellar Storyteller since that’s where the magic happens [okay, it’s where all the stories are and where the likes are … Continue reading →

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fiction friday 9: roses are blue.

Posted on 22 January 2016 by what sandra thinks

Note: This week’s installment is a bit long for the main blog feed… thanks for reading!

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hide and seek.

Posted on 21 January 2016 by what sandra thinks

This is a #guestfeature I wrote for Blogger’s World. It was open – no specific topic, style, length. And I couldn’t think of what to write! My brain must be frozen from all the cold weather we’ve been having. But I … Continue reading →

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can’t talk.

Posted on 21 January 2016 by what sandra thinks

I really wanted to post something today but I trashed everything I wrote. It was just one of those frustrating days when none of the words seemed to come out right. And then I wrote this… Shy and awkward In … Continue reading →

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the boy.

Posted on 19 January 2016 by what sandra thinks

Today is my son’s eleventh birthday. The party [theme: The Flash] is set for this Saturday – at Mom’s. It involves a bit of road travel. However, as luck would have it (my kind of luck anyway… you know, the … Continue reading →

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a poem about regret.

Posted on 19 January 2016 by what sandra thinks

I always thought . . .you were too perfect to be real maybe that’s why . . .I never believed you could feel those things you said . . .the sweet words spoken from your heart and I gave up … Continue reading →

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