(Author's Note:  This piece is in no way meant to be taken seriously.  My goal was to try to bring a few stereotypes of what is perceived about the people that live in the area that I am from in a humorous and satirical way.  I couldn't figure out how to get all of the stereotypes in it, but that can easily be left to your imagination.  For all ( Read more... )

Lois sat in her rocking chair contemplating the old black and white photo in her hand. She found the photo tucked away in the very bottom of her dresser drawer. She thought that he looked familiar, but for the life of her, she had no idea who that young man in the photo was.

He had such a sincere look on his face with just a touch of mischief ( Read more... )

I am alone sitting on the window seat in my upstairs bedroom. It is dusk and I look out at the western horizon. The watercolor effects the setting sun has painted across the sky in hues of pinks and purples are breathtaking. It is quiet and peaceful at this time and I relish it fully, for in a few minutes the nightmares will begin.

The sky is ( Read more... )

The first thunderstorm of the season was approaching as she walked along the shore of her lake.  The air was still, yet heavy with the promise of rain. Not a creature stirred knowing of the impending downpour.

She was able to feel the electricity in the air as a snap and could even smell it.  In the distance, thunder rolled and she could see the ( Read more... )