My Heart and Mind Shatter

Restoration – Image by KL Caley Like this old beaten house, my heart and mind are full of grief and loss. Long story short...My daughter duped me and took away everyone in one swish of her razor tongue. All I ever wanted was for my kids was for them to be loved, happy, and have …

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A Walk on the Wild Side

Fandango's Provocative Question this week is: Looking at your own situation, how much of your life is formed by things that are outside of your control versus things that are within your control? Please elaborate to the extent you feel comfortable. Photo by Jean van der Meulen on Pexels.com A majority of my life has been wild and untamed. …

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Amy’s Challenges ~ #Bloganuary [[[Trigger Warning]]]

The Bloganuary prompt for today, which is near over in my time zone, You may have noticed I used my government name for the title instead of E.M. This is because sometimes I think it is important for you all to know Amy as well. Overcoming challenges that you face is a personal matter, so …

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It Only Took Once ~ WP5 from Ebar

Ebar Morals has posted a writing prompt of a conversation between 2 people to use our imagination and come up with something creative. Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels.com Here is the prompt: “I thought I knew who you were, but I don’t at all.”“No, no, no!” he shouted. “You have to believe me! Please, …

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The Cleaning Lady (*Trigger Warning*)

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com She lacked an abundance of goodness, only disappointment Luck lacking...in relationships, in careers, and in living Never enough, always discarded like trash Replaceable, expendable, unneeded... Pain fills her with a void, empty His impression still setting on her mind, conflicted Depression sets in, overwhelming sadness developed With each swish …

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E.M.’s World – 1/3/2022

It's weird typing the date as "2022", but it really is a new year. I am sure it will test, challenge, and frustrate me like all the other years, but at least I will do it with a smile for the most part. With that said, this post is for Melanie B. Cee's Share Your …

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Shattered Heart: Darkness Within

Image Credit: Pinterest Her version of love was a depiction of a mushy romance novel... Except in their story, her heart crystallized, like jasper. It had shattered inside of her, and it became broken from trauma. Her love was wasted because she was not a hostess to his scandalous ways. She moved to lyrics inside …

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Backstep: The Fight Within

This post that I am sharing for Flashback Friday is a sad one. I originally published this on my old blog on March 17, 2016. My dad had just passed in January, and the family got pretty ugly. I took the loss pretty hard. Back Step: The Fight Within This week has been one of those …

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