Efrustrlated

See what I did there?  Maybe I should add my new word to my Writer's Reliquary.  What do y'all think?  Would you use it if it were a 'real' word?  Or is it too clunky?  It's actually not that hard to pronounce but does kinda sound like you're trying not to drool when you get …

3-Day Photo Challenge

I don't take many selfies, don't often take photos of my routine daily activities, and rarely try to document the day-to-day of my mundane life.  So when my friend Victoria tagged me last Friday with the 3-Day Photo Challenge, I was momentarily flummoxed about how to respond.  But then my little pea-brain started churning, and …

Gratuitous Pseudopun

via Daily Prompt: Sleeve From the farthest corners of the globe, I hear the chorus of groans already, but I can't help myself.  I beg y'all's indulgence.  My quirky self demands momentary release.  This is crass and completely unnecessary, but since I've already posted a more serious response to today's prompt, I feel liberated to …

All Smiles

Last month, I was greatly gratified by the response to my post, "Funny at the Grocery Store", which featured my awesome, beautiful kids.  When I saw the Daily Post prompt "glimmer" this morning, I instantly thought of them.  Not because there's anything faint or wavering about their inner light, but because they shine.  Radiantly and …

Funny at the Grocery Store

via Daily Prompt: Meander Word count = 132 / Reading time = Less than 1 minute Two blogging firsts for me today: 1) Posting on a weekend; and 2) featuring more than 2 or 3 pictures. It started out innocently enough.  I took my kids grocery shopping with me because I wanted to show off …

A simple, silly poem

via Daily Prompt: Simplify Word count = 221 / Reading time = 55 seconds I didn't think I would have time to post today, but I've come to enjoy posting so much that I busted my butt to get my work finished.  Okay, almost finished.  After seeing today's Daily Post word, I reckoned a bunch …

Reblog: lovenlosses

via Daily Prompt: Bewildered Word count = 210 / Reading time = 45 seconds but who knows how  much longer if you visit the recommended blog! I spent most of my day in court so didn't think I was going to have time to post today, but when I read my friend Patty Richardson's poem …

Remarkable Candor

via Daily Prompt: Candid Word count = 165 / Reading time = 40 seconds (1 minute & 40 seconds if you read the linked story as well.) The following disheartening but amusing story was reported by Brandon Carter in The Hill, a newspaper that covers the American government in Washington, D.C., on January 19th, 2018. While …

Biting Sonic Satire

via Daily Prompt: Enamored I very rarely post anything overtly political on Facebook, and this marks the first time I've done so here.  But when my cousin posted this parodic video on Facebook today, not only was I so enamored of it that I had to share it to my own timeline, I felt compelled …

Your Day in Court: A Public Service Announcement

I've been a probation officer for going on 14 years and have served in many different Criminal, Circuit, General Sessions, and Municipal courts.  I'm wise enough to know I haven't seen it all and experienced enough to know there are very few human behaviors or actions that will shock or surprise me.  But because I …