But watch out for some of the other ingredients — The box of chocolates lay in the middle of the kitchen table. My daughter had brought it home from the pharmacy she worked at because it was one day over the expiry date and they’d had to take a few off the shelves. …

Read this and you can thank me later — I live in the Pacific Northwest on Vancouver Island, adjacent to a temperate rain forest full of all kinds of wildlife. …

Thank you for your life-long service my friend — Six months ago my dentist referred me to an endodontist in the next town. I had a tooth that was a little wiggly and half of it had broken off. He needed to know if it was alive and worth saving with a root canal. I was pretty sure it…

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The trial that became legendary — On his farm along Big Creek in Johnson County, Missouri, Charles Burden heard a gun shot. It was the evening of October 28th, 1869 and the sound came from the adjoining farm owned by his brother-in-law, Leonidas Hornby. Leonidas was striving to raise sheep but was having trouble maintaining his…

Tanks on the Ukrainian border feel like a personal attack A hundred thousand troops with tanks and heavy artillery are massing along Russia’s border with Ukraine and people all over the world fear that Russia is preparing to invade, just as they invaded Crimea in 2014. …

Daily prayer: haiku; meditation in three lines; soul in sync with sky — The old picket fence Shadows of the winter sun Tracking all the years Walk along with me in a practice of connecting with nature through photography and haiku… Zoe Day

I wasn’t sure I wanted to know — It was a gorgeous evening on Elk Lake. The summer day had been a scorcher and rowing for a few hours over cool water was invigorating. I decided to rest by the wild water lilies in the shade of a little island, and was soon joined by Sue in her…

I’ll answer your questions if you answer mine. — I missed seeing a long-ago tag from Nikki Tate. Her post was in response to Leslie Wibberley’s challenge to answer five questions about herself. As Leslie pointed out, “Writing is a solitary occupation. Connecting with our peers and being engaged is a win-win endeavor in my books.” Being fairly new…