Tag Archives: courage

A Fine Juncture

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Lynette

She had to find the necklace, before the guards came into the room. She knew her mother had hidden it somewhere, trying to be clever, but wanting it close to where her mother spent the majority of her days.  There … Continue reading →

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Mischka and the Tree

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Lynette

There was something not quite right about the window. He looked at it again. What was wrong?  Ah, he thought. Mischka has pushed one of the window slats out of line. He reached over his desk and pushed the slat … Continue reading →

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Casper

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Lynette

‘This is what we do with the horses,’ she said as she sponged her mother’s hot face, dripping water everywhere. Her mother smiled a shaky little smile. The sky was blue from horizon to horizon on the flat grasslands. Not … Continue reading →

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I was Silent Too.

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Lynette

  I was raped 40 years ago, when I was 16.  I didn’t know it was rape at the time, because in 1977 rape was what happened to a woman by a stranger in a dark alley.  The term date … Continue reading →

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Quick on Her Feet

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Lynette

When I was twelve my body shot up until I am the height I am now… 5 ft 9. I was the tallest kid in the whole elementary school, boy or girl. I was all knees and wobbly ankles while … Continue reading →

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The Unfurling

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Lynette

How fragile and tender                                that little girl yearning Just wanting to be loved and to love. Building beautiful cities inside her         … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Divine

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Lynette

“Her eyes rest on his, or his on hers.  Green-flecked.  He feels a tug.  A continent still unexplored and he about to leave! A pang, a tiny pang of loss, shoots through him.  Pain not without pleasure, like certain grades … Continue reading →

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Embracing The Waves

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Lynette

Every day of our lives we stand in waist-high surf as waves roll towards us.  Some days the waves are gentle and warm and caress us as they flow around us.  Some days the waves are angry and harsh, bitterly … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful Things Of Life

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Lynette

I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. -Anne Frank When I opened my vintage shop this morning, it was with a weary and aching heart. It felt like such an effort to do … Continue reading →

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I Am Building My Own Damn Wall

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Lynette

I am heartsick and devastated. I have always thought that there was more love in the world than hate but I found out differently tonight. It’s going to take me some time to get used to this new reality. I … Continue reading →

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