Category Archives: writing

six word story: resolution.

Posted on 27 December 2015 by what sandra thinks

This week’s prompt for the Six Word Story challenge at Sometimes Stellar Storyteller is… Resolution My story is posted in the comments of the weekly Six Word Story Challenge post — if you like my story, please visit here and like it … Continue reading →

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fiction friday 5: roses are blue.

Posted on 25 December 2015 by what sandra thinks

fiction friday 5. ∼ Fifth installment of…   [Previous: Blue 1 – Blue 2 – Blue 3 – Blue 4] Picking up where we left off… “Do you want to talk yet?” Des asked. “Talk about what?” Kate questioned him as if … Continue reading →

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i win christmas.

Posted on 23 December 2015 by what sandra thinks

As I begin writing this, it is 8 pm on the 23rd of December. And I am done. I have been done since 4:30 this afternoon. I am just sitting on the sofa watching The Grinch, stunned I have time … Continue reading →

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being mom.

Posted on 23 December 2015 by what sandra thinks

I’ve had days when I can’t figure out what the hell made me think I could handle being a parent. Am I really going to be able to take care of them? Give them everything they need? Keep them safe … Continue reading →

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six word story: joyous.

Posted on 22 December 2015 by what sandra thinks

This week’s prompt for the Six Word Story challenge at Sometimes Stellar Storyteller is… Joyous The winner is the story with the most likes in the comments of the weekly Six Word Story Challenge post. If you like my story, please visit … Continue reading →

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oh rats – a poem.

Posted on 22 December 2015 by what sandra thinks

We stopped at the red light, Garbage truck ahead. Sometimes they smell awful, But this one wasn’t bad. I said when the light changed, ‘Hey, don’t get so near!’ And that’s when we saw it. It fell out from the rear. … Continue reading →

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enlightenment?

Posted on 22 December 2015 by what sandra thinks

I feel like I’ve had an epiphany. Maybe. Half an epiphany? Maybe. I have my ups and downs. At certain times of the day or times of the week, I suspect the ‘downs‘ are coming. Yet I haven’t been able … Continue reading →

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the cruelest christmas.

Posted on 20 December 2015 by what sandra thinks

Christmas was magic when I was a child. Like the Christmas version of a Lifetime movie. Storybook-level magic. I wouldn’t have believed it was real-life if I hadn’t lived it. My parents were amazing and beyond generous. Christmas morning was … Continue reading →

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