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The American Urban Slang Dictionary75

The American Urban Slang Dictionary

Growing up in the 60's and 70's, my friends and I had our own little language that we communicated in. In fact, most "hippies" in that day and age shared some common urban language. My dad and I used to laugh and say we should make up a dictionary...

5 comments    entertainment how to education
Short Story about Abortion: It's Just a "Fetus"?66

Short Story about Abortion: It's Just a "Fetus"?

They had given her the shot hours before and finally the contractions were getting stronger. Her breath was shallow as she gulped to catch her breath. Gulping more from fear than pain, she rang anxiously for the nurse. Mandy lay on the bed,...

13 comments    family god abortion
The Baptism64

The Baptism

This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3b49006. PD-US "No known restrictions on publication." The water streamed down Kyle's face, washing away all traces of his...

2 comments    literature fiction forgiveness
A Trip Down Memory Lane: What I Learned in the Hub Patron of the Arts Contest71

A Trip Down Memory Lane: What I Learned in the Hub Patron of the Arts Contest

When I first learned of the Hub Patron of the Arts Contest, I got so excited that I could hardly sit still! This contest appealed to all my creative senses and every creative process that I love - art, photography, poetry and creative writing....

12 comments    children poetry photos
The Restraining Order: A Short Story67

The Restraining Order: A Short Story

She was a beautiful woman with simmering blue eyes. Her heart however was ugly - twisted, perverted and evil to the bone. She hadn't really wanted to get pregnant 3 years before but at the time it seemed like the only way she could hold onto her...

8 comments    literature books fiction
Short Stories about an Unexpected Family Dinner Guest: I Don't Do Bugs!67

Short Stories about an Unexpected Family Dinner Guest: I Don't Do Bugs!

"Get it out of here!" she screamed as the moth flew crazily around the kitchen. "Kill it!!" The children sat at the table mesmerized as the moth flew over the table then proceeded to go straight for Rosie's head. "Get it out of here!" she screamed...

8 comments    children dinner fiction
Smelly Kelly: A Children's Book for Kids64

Smelly Kelly: A Children's Book for Kids

These are the rough sketches that I drew while writing Smelly Kelly. It helps to develop the characters by drawing them in their poses as it relates to the story. One day these will be be fine art done in either colored pencil, markers or watercolor.

10 comments    family children poetry
Infertility in Women - Dorsi's Book Chapter 1367

Infertility in Women - Dorsi's Book Chapter 13

So by now I was in my mid 20's and starting to rebuild my life after the horror of suffering from almost non-stop panic attacks. I had quit my job because of my severe panic and for the first time in my life I found myself unemployed. Being on...

0 comments    relationships women god
Short Stories: The Strawberry Shortcake: A Story about Homelessness62

Short Stories: The Strawberry Shortcake: A Story about Homelessness

I gave him a strawberry shortcake from Lucky's and he acted like I'd given him a four-star dinner. I'd often seen his type on the corners, looking pathetic, signs reading "Homeless, can you help?". Different faces but all looking the same - dirty,...

3 comments    reality mental families
Short Stories about Schizophrenia: A Schizophrenic Episode64

Short Stories about Schizophrenia: A Schizophrenic Episode

"Call the ambulance now!" my mother screamed at me. My dad lay bleeding on the sidewalk, blood gushing from his nose and mouth. My brother was screaming with the knife still in his hand. "I am God the Father and I will kill you for your sins," he...

3 comments    family relationships god
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