This short story received an Honorable Mention for Creativity by the Fort Myers Weekly Press writing competition, September 2019. t looks like a crime scene. Yellow caution tape, orange cones, this place is a mess. But it’s really not my fault. I was an unwitting accomplice, even a victim. And I have the dents toContinue reading “Shopping Cart Crimes”
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Snow Test
The snowstorms in Northwestern Illinois are legendary. There are tons of corn fields and very few large buildings, so the snow just blows everywhere and drifts accumulate. Needless to say, I did not know this when I chose Northern Illinois University in DeKalb for my collegiate studies. My first year, the snowstorm reputation proved lessContinue reading “Snow Test”
Minutes In Time
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Barbara was a typical working soccer mom. With her college sweetheart Matt, she had three young kids who ran her around day in and day out. Not to mention she her nursing career she had to fit it too. She spent most sleep-deprived nights countingContinue reading “Minutes In Time”