Published to Best Historical Fiction
And they lived happily ever after... Those were the words I waited for, and remember most clearly as a little girl snuggled up next to Mom, as she read us our fairy tale before putting my sister Pat, and I to bed. Once upon a time, during the worst crisis of my life, I began to type. There had to be a fairy tale somewhere to rescue me. Jeff was a knight in shining armor, rugged, handsome, thoughtful and true. Beth was a fair young maiden, loved by her family, beautiful, pure and naïve... Read Full Story
Published to The Way We Weren't...
Mingling with riff raff... The words echoed through young Thomas Stephen Ericsen’s head as he drove to his new high school. Being a child of privilege, he’d always been enrolled in private boys schools. Attending private school was excellent for education. Going to Cotillion was better than nothing when it came to socializing. But, Tommy was tired of seeing the same people year in and year out, first at school, then at this coming out party, or that social event. He and Lydia... Read Full Story
Published to Member Poetry
"I just want to be wild and free." (I hear his voice whisper to me) "Free from doubt, free from pain. Laughing, dancing in a fun-filled spree. Soaring in the sky, my spirit is free" (I cry. My life is steeped in mediocrity. But, once the sun smiled it’s light upon us, Our young lives filled with much promise- Make love, not war, our constant refrain, pass the joint, join the free love train- 1968 was the best of times, let’s jump in the Super Sport, with it’s 427, and four on the floor we’ll... Read Full Story
Published to Best Historical Fiction
The early 1960’s… America had elected the youngest President in U.S. history. "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" was the challenge issued to young and old alike. Nightly news brought rioting and violence into our homes, either supporting or opposing Black civil rights. Through the miracle of television, taped footage showed our President being killed, then TV broadcast it’s first live murder days later. The peanut butter and jelly sandwich days of... Read Full Story
