A little background: This is an ongoing project in order to donate money to literacy projects. This is the first two parts of the story. Details are below on how you can participate when the most recent installment is posted on the blog. You can also follow it on my Facebook Page. Part One Masie… Continue reading Masie and the Treasure Map
Author: Anissa "Maddy" Walker
Another Day… Another $.50
I am sitting here with my mind reeling, my heart beating, and my soul bleeding, wondering how everything flipped. How did the cops become bad guys, the villains become rectified, and spirituality be set aside? Why do we disrespect our protectors, Protect our detractors, and let or children defect from decency? Why is fine… Continue reading Another Day… Another $.50
Screaming in the Dark
Sometimes, just sometimes, don’t you feel like screaming? Don’t you feel like reeling? Letting it all out? Sometimes doesn’t the stress get to you? I mean really get to you? When you thought you figured it out? Don’t you just have those times? Those times when everything goes wrong? Those times you wish to scream… Continue reading Screaming in the Dark
Don't Pass Them By…
See that soldier sitting there? In the wheelchair in the alley there? He’s the one you pass every day, And shake your head in complete disdain. He once was a soldier in defense of our land, And because of illness, he is a forgotten man. He is not there by laziness or choice. He is… Continue reading Don't Pass Them By…
Maiden of the Mist Finale
The ghostly figure of the boy cocked his head to one side in contemplation, “No, I don’t think I do. They were mean to me as they are you. You should do something.” “In doing nothing, I am doing something. I am showing them that I am not to be feared. By throwing things and… Continue reading Maiden of the Mist Finale
The Adventures of the Underfoot Clan: Mission Implausible Part Three
Missed Part one and Part two? Click on the links to catch up! They each took their snacks and sat in the large lunch room. Every time Ralphy wanted to say something, the others would shake their heads. They all knew the problem was now two-fold. Getting Mama Leone out of the kitchen was the… Continue reading The Adventures of the Underfoot Clan: Mission Implausible Part Three
The Adventures of the Underfoot Clan: Mission Implausible Part Two
The four make their plan and scout out their location. What will they find on their scouting mission?
The Adventures of the Underfoot Clan: Mission Implausible Part One
Planning and plotting is the core of these four children. Follow their adventures and mishaps while trying to steal the best treasure of all, baked goodies and the good candies from the kitchens of the Hanover House.
Character Profile, Robin Sikes
A young woman enters a stark room. She takes a small portion of her chestnut hair and begins to twist it. From the door, she sees an older gentleman fidgeting with a digital recorder. He sitting in a folding chair behind a square card table. He motions to the folding chair closest to her. “Please,… Continue reading Character Profile, Robin Sikes
A Girl no Longer
Looking in the mirror I see The girl I can no longer be. Gone are the days of carefree days. Work, bills, and chores have taken their place. I see, instead, a woman there, With lines of worry and much wear. One who has tales that she’s told, And scars she carries of battles old.… Continue reading A Girl no Longer