beckyblankenship8TEN THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT ME-Thank you, Wild Flower , for tagging me. I’ve been off the Medium radar for the last year. I signed back up because I missed reading…Sep 23, 20183Sep 23, 20183
beckyblankenship8The phone buzzes.The alarm goes off. It’s 6:00AM and I have to rev up the household machine. Alarms are beeping in various rooms but no takers. I push open…Aug 30, 2018Aug 30, 2018
beckyblankenship8The BoyHe could feel the old woman’s stare as he walked past the garden at the bottom of the hill.Jan 15, 20171Jan 15, 20171
beckyblankenship8Overwhelmed- bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something.That about sums it up. I’m sitting in my office doing nothing while a cacophony of voices celebrate their temporary freedom. My kids are…Dec 22, 20161Dec 22, 20161
beckyblankenship8I have a brother. He is killing himself with alcohol.I won’t go into the drama and unpredictability of loving someone dealing with substance abuse because we already know.Dec 20, 20166Dec 20, 20166
beckyblankenship8So a funny thing happen on the way to bed — I wanted to empty the box of wine so I could recycle…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
beckyblankenship8Spirit DogGriffin is the family dog and he has powers, like magical ones.Nov 29, 20161Nov 29, 20161
beckyblankenship8The Workbook-and living normal after a meltdownIt was the wind that woke me- the kind that made tree branches scrape metal gutters. My mouth was dry and my chest tight.Jul 26, 20161Jul 26, 20161