Ren Faire Brain- 400 words no edit
The Renaissance Festival of my brain has dusty paths between market stalls with battered green awnings. There’s no historically-accurate costumed guests brightening... Read more.
T-Shape- 400 words
I lift my arms into T shape. I bend to the right, center, left, right again. Pain creeps through my shoulders and sets my neck on fire. My arms drop in failure.... Read more.
Party Planner- 400 words
Hosting parties was never my forte. I’d plan for months the perfect color scheme, theme, time, outfit, hors d ’oeuvres, entrée, dishes, centerpiece. So much... Read more.
From Speck to Star – Guest Artist: You! – 400 words
This writing was inspired by a friend’s artwork.
It is not mine to share with you.
If you paint/sketch/art, I would love to see what images it inspires for... Read more.
The World I Dream About (<90 min) – 400 words
The sky will not always be blue. It will light up at sunset into a masterpiece night at after night in the brightest colors that artists will never recreate. It... Read more.
Swings, stings and skinned knees- (<90 min art class)400 words
A little helicopter pod spins and twirls and flutters like a honeybee. Thrown in the air again and again by tiny fingers learning about air and motion and life and... Read more.
Just Words- 400 words
Butterflies, sunshine, rainbows, Red raspberries, strawberries, cherries, lipstick A fat red lip can change a girl. Make her braver Make her taller. Orange... Read more.
The Clock Ticks – 400 words
The clock ticks, clicks, Tick click Click tick And spins a golden dance Its own fair Scrambler under a glass dome. Through generations it is passed. Marking... Read more.
Water – 400 words
In a bowl, blown clean enough, I am now contained. Waiting for the stones, Waiting to wash the worries and burdens away from women who need miracles who... Read more.