It’s Mother’s Day once again. For me, it is a day of sadness and regret and what-ifs ( Read more... )

When Phyllis opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a gigantic tree with shiny, golden-red leaves. She stared at it for several minutes, a puzzled look on her weathered face. “Huh ( Read more... )

I'm the short end of a long story ( Read more... )

You were always around when I was growing up, a stabilizing influence in my youth. Let's be honest - you were more than a friend to me, you were a surrogate mom. Such a sweet woman, who didn't mind if I put my shod feet on the sofa when I curled my legs under me, back in that long ago time when I was younger and more flexible.

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Our Thanksgiving dinner is planned for around 2:00 pm ET tomorrow, give or take a bit. So... have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Enjoy your turkey or tofurkey or whatever it is you like. We will be having turkey (16 lbs), stuffing and corn bread dressing, green bean casserole, roasted root veggies (I think - the housemate makes them), sweet ( Read more... )

He had a Buddha belly ( Read more... )

It hurt like a motherfuck ( Read more... )

crazedturkey requested the Tiny Rhyme prompt of "Might." Sorry I've gotten behind a few days, I'm hoping to catch up tonight.

MightWe bear a strong resemblance ( Read more... )

We are cooking for 9 tomorrow, not a whole lot of people but we will all be hip-to-hip around our dining room table, which seats 6 comfortably, 8 decently, and I guess we will have to slide the chairs around a bit to sneak in the ninth person ( Read more... )

Pork ( Read more... )