Dangerous Thoughts
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Friends & Neighbors Humor & Whimsy
Filled to the brim with dangerous thoughts & no where to put them since she lives in a small town & everybody’s always watching.
Author: Ellen Rockne
Dancing in Church
Doesn’t anybody dance in church anymore? she whispered & her sister said not since the white people took over & the afternoon took a lifetime after that.
Dancing Mailman
Our mailman was a dance teacher at night & I would watch him sometimes to see if he would deliver mail differently than the others. I expected to see him leap over bushes with his toes pointing like arrows, but all he ever did was walk.
Dance Pick
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Family & Relatives Friends & Neighbors Romance & Relationships
I don’t mind dancing with you, he told her one night, as long as I get to pick the dance sometimes. OK, she said, you pick. So they went home & made popcorn & looked at magazines all night long
Curiosity
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Friends & Neighbors Humor & Whimsy
Can I count on you to be there, no matter what? she said & I said no & she said what kind of friend are you? & I said the kind who won’t lie to you any time you want & I think she kept me around as a curiosity after that
Cultural Fable
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Animals & Pets Family & Relatives Humor & Whimsy Travel & Moving
Once upon a time there was a pig who spoke eight languages & did sculpture with pieces of wood & rusted metal he found on his travels. One day he was out in the woods working on a new installation piece & he met a family from a small town in Tennessee. They had been … [Read More]
Cultivating Vice
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Humor & Whimsy
I leave it to other people to change, she told me. I spend my time just cultivating vices.
Crowd
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Family & Relatives Friends & Neighbors Humor & Whimsy Inspirational Personal Growth
She always camouflaged herself as a crowd. I’ve never been lonely, she said, but sometimes it’s hard to think above the noise.
Crossing the Line
I have too much to lose, she said, if I cross that line. Like what? I said. She could not think of anything that day so she said she’d get back to me. Since then I’ve been thinking what I would lose if I cross my line & I haven’t come up with anything either. … [Read More]
Creature on Fire
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Family & Relatives Inspirational Romance & Relationships Valentine's
This is a creature on fire with love, but it’s still scary since most people think love only looks like one thing, instead of the whole world.