Write From the Heart

Our house sits on a main road. The homes behind us are at a lower level than our elevated house and the other ones on our street. Therefore, neighbors cannot see into our back windows. Still, I d...

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St. Louis, Missouri is noted for producing literary, visual and performing artists.  THREE local writers were recently published in a new release,  CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, WELL THAT WAS F...

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I had a bad reaction to medication from a simple procedure and was in excruciating pain for a week. But all is fine now. That explains my long absence. Mother's Day brought my son and his child...

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 A memory popped up on Facebook this morning, and it made me laugh. Charlie is on his way to being five-years-old. When he was barley three, I asked about his boo-boo. He has always been talkati...

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I am thrilled with my latest purchase. Lately I have been discouraged with the outrageous prices at the Goodwill Stores in our town. I know all about inflation, but who wants to pay $12 for a use...

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 I have been cleaning out closets and discovered these treasured books from the time of my childhood. I am certain they came from yard sales. I bought them because they were so near and dear to ...

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While waiting for the Easter Bunny, we had a visit from a turkey. This guy wandered up the block, stopped in our driveway and looked at me, then moseyed on past four more houses. He stopped in hi...

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Charlie was delighted with the wind-up chickie. As it hopped all over his ABC paper, he soon discovered that as much as he tried to get it to go to a particular letter, it often veered.  Wri...

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The neighbors' fruit-bearing pear tree is almost as pretty as our red bud tree blossoming out nicely. This evening our area is under a severe storm and tornado risk. Then again, it could mi...

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I am missing the beach, especially since many friends have been posting their spring break photos.  We drove about 20 miles from home to Creve Coeur Lake/Park. What a treat. Even though the su...

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 Bill and I are retirees on different sleep schedules. He takes a two hour afternooon snooze in his mechanical recliner about 2:00 p.m. He blames it on the fuzzy blanket I bought him.  I fall...

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Alex and Charlie have so much energy. We try to spend a part of our day outdoors. They enjoy going to the indoor pool on Fridays. Big brother Liam, on school break, joined us. They are all growin...

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My great-grandson Charlie (age 4) woke at the crack of dawn this morning.   Mom: "Hey Charlie. Wanna watch a movie?" Charlie: "Yes! Let’s watch Cat N Boots!" Mom: "You mean Puss in B...

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Signs of spring are popping out all over. We've had a mild winter in the central Midwest. I am not complaining. I am thrilled and concerned with nature's confusion. What will summer bring? Th...

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I have no idea what this toy is called. Do you? I just know it was the best dollar I ever spent at the thrift shop. After sanitizing it and letting it dry, I put it on the table to let Charlie an...

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TODAY IS LAUNCH DAY!  Introducing Pat Wahler and her latest release. If you enjoy reading Historical Fiction, you will love this book! Link to the book: https://books2read.com/u/mZ0aN2 ...

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Artists, writers, creatives, quilters, dreamers... Did you ever set out with an idea in mind to create one thing and end up with something all together different? I think we all have.  Four-y...

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Tripping the Light Fantastic by Linda O'Connell  Published in Sasee Magazine February 2023  My husband asked me recently, “Do you like yourself these days?” “Not my crooked teeth, d...

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The other day we had snow. Yesterday the temperature was 59 degrees.  Today and throughout the week,  the high will be 30. Daffiodils are budding in the backyard.  Trees are getting bu...

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Sasee Boy, aka: Buddy, heard me getting his treats. He was stunned to find them in a plate of snow. He looked at the plate, then me. I observed. He finally touched the snow and was surprised. ...

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 Well it has been a week! My sneezes turned into snorts, the snorts turned into coughs, and I slept three days away. Charlie ran out of the bathroom at his house and his mama stopped him. "H...

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Are you good at improvising or thinking out of the box? I like a challenge and enjoy finding solutions to problems others might readily give up on. When children are stuck indoors, you can stil...

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WEDNESDAY CLUB is having a no entry fee, poetry contest with three prizes. You must live within a fifty mile radious of St. Louis, MO.  You may choose any topic/theme.  No email submissions...

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 2023 has started off great: permissions from Chicken Soup for two stories for an upcoming humor book, a request from an editor to write an article, and a nice little nugget I found in Writer's ...

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On New Years Day I usually take down the tree. Instead, I cleaned out kitchen cabinets and packed up odds and ends: glasses, old mugs, and lidless, spaghetti sauce-stained plastic storage contain...

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