Prompt: What I save….
I saved my children from cuts and bruises, falls from bicycles, tumbles from trees. I saved them from hurtful words, …
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ACROSTICS (these are very early writings)
WILLIAM William, my son I love you so much. Love doesn’t seem like a big enough word, Love doesn’t say …
Prompt: What Matters
Purple petunias, strong coffee, sunshine sidewalks, fresh produce. House noises, street scenes, stained glass, no rain. Sweet rolls for breakfast, …
Dixie Classic Apples
There is one corner of the Dixie Classic Fair that sells apple products. Apple fritters, apples on a stick, apples …
New Old Friends
That’s what we are. We’ve known each other forever, you know. Bound by chains of pain and hurt few others …
Prompt: Crescendo
My mother has been sick for as long as I’ve known her….well…almost. I was 13 when she discovered that one …
Recycled blessings
When I arrived at the driver’s license office before 8 a.m. this morning, the line was already snaking down the …
Time
Too much Too little Endless days Sleepless nights Like an hourglass—sands moves too slowly when you want it to speed—too …
I Have No Doubt
I have no doubt that Steve No longer exists in a pool of pain, sorrow, and regret but drinks from …
Sharing ‘Farther Along’ at the Swamp Sistas event
Dottye Currin is ready to add music to the mix with her smooth sticks (formerly tobacco sticks). She also …
Where are you reading Farther Along?
Irene Johnson, bereaved grandmother, reads Farther Along in Boyds, Maryland. She is the mother of Monica Sleap and grandmother of …
Moments That Took My Breath Away
Moments That Took My Breath Away “Life is not about how many breaths we take, rather the moments that take our …
Unexpected
Carol posted this morning on the Farther Along Facebook page about reading this post on her sister’s blog. To see …
I AM
I am… I am from coke floats And football games I am from homemade ice cream And wedding punch church …
Raising children is the hardest thing next to losing them
Raising children is the hardest thing next to losing them.
Journal Entry 1/4/06
I saw an old familiar face this morning. It was over 20 years ago that I first met him. His …
Sunset at Roaring Gap-2009
Night time approaches Sunset colors streak the sky We are all amazed ~Monica Sleap Roaring Gap Writing Retreat 2009
Ponds, Lilies and Dazzle
On this date 167 years ago, Henry David Thoreau moved to his cabin in the woods where he lived for …
Just like the old oak tree…
From an e-mail that I received from Dottye tonight: “However, I do have some sad news. For those of you …
I Am From……
I am from the snowy streets of Buffalo, NY with more cloudy days than sun. I am from Dick and …
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