25 Years and Counting

From the moment I met my husband, more than thirty years ago, I knew he was the one. Both single parents, we took our time before blending our families.
Twenty-five years ago today, I married the love of my life.

It seems as if we blinked and the years were gone. Our children are grown, now, with families of their own; and half of our eight grandchildren are grown.

Over those thirty years, life has handed us a few ups and downs, but we have stood strong. We have enjoyed a good life. God has been good to us.

A talented, loving, and generous man, he is my safe place to fall. After 25 years, this man remains my best friend and given the chance I’d do it all over again.

Happy Anniversary, my love.

 

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Stories to Share

images-4I’m awed by the talent of so many writers. Perhaps one of the reasons I find my own writing suffering is the time I take reading the works of others. Of course, as the saying goes, the more you read, the better writer you become.

Some stories stick with you for days. First up, is one of those stories.

The Priorities of Kathleen Curtis written by Margaret Keating, a runner-up in WOW’s 2016 Spring Flash Fiction Contest.

This next story brought tears to my eyes and the author, special to me. Alan shared his posts as one of the Cow Pasture Contributors during my absence. So, I’m especially honored to share his winning story with you.

Mixed Colors by K. Alan LeitchWinner of WOW’s 2016 Spring Flash Fiction Contest. Alan also took 3rd place in  WOW’s Fall 2016 Contest with the story, The Malicious Mist of Misery Sound.

This last story is a chapter right out of our everyday life; it made me smile. In Every Day Fiction – HE SAID, SHE SAID • BY APRIL COAN.

I hope you enjoyed these stories as much as I did. If so, let the authors know – leave a comment and share.

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Recommended Flash Fiction Stories of The Week

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Don’t you just love it when a good story comes across your desk, pops up on your Kindle, or handed to you? I know I do; that is why I enjoy sharing them with you.

The thermometer is dropping lower, and the thick pajamas are coming out; along with hot toddies. But, it’s the perfect time to pull a chair by the fire and enjoy a story.

Up this week:

The Mohair Coat by Amanda O’Callaghan – Flash Fiction 500 – Second Quarter 2016 Winner

Priorities by Madeleine Ritzker – Mash Stories Short List

The Perfect Employee by Claudia Brooke – Mash Stories Short List

Notes to Self: One Week Out  by Laura Ruth Loomis – WOW Winter 2016 Runner-up

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Stories for Your Reading Pleasure

images-4It’s the perfect time of the years, with the nights turning cooler and the leaves falling, to curl up by the fire with a good story. So, from fellow writers across the web, here are a few of my favorites.

First up, the winner of WOW’s 2016 Spring Flash Fiction Contest,  Mixed Colors by K. Alan Leitch and 2016 Winter Flash Fiction Contest, runner-up, Carole Garrison’s –The Wait.

SmokeLong Quarterly, gives us – My Husband is Made of Ash by Jennifer Todhunter and My Friend Diane by Emily Flouton.

And, from Fiction Southeast, The Kidnapper’s Journal by Shoshauna Shy.

I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I did. Pass them on and let the authors know what you thought.

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