{87} Friend’s Prompt #13

“Why Bats are the Best” When I was about 11 years old, going into 7th grade level, my parents made a drastic and unwise move across country to Brewer, Maine (right next to Bangor). They were miserable, but I loved Maine. I love the landscape, the people,...

{86} Friend’s Prompt #12

“Why I Hate Teddy Bears”Another out from left field from ColleenP. This one actually resulted in a rousing discussion because, uh, I like teddy bears:yeah, WHO is the weirdo here?!?!??!oh sure. okay.But that final comment, tho’. That interests me, because personally I...

{85} Friend’s Prompt #11

“Monkeys: Totally Cute or Weirdly Disturbing?” ColleenP wants me to write about monkeys. I don’t know why, and I’m suspicious, but…okay???? Thing is, monkeys are both, aren’t they? I mean, they are close enough relatives to homo sapiens sapiens that their cute...

{83} Friend’s Prompt #10

‘Positive affirmations and my life’ When I was about seven or eight years old, I asked my Mother why scary books are scary, if they aren’t actually true. She told me that we convince ourselves that what we are reading is true, at least for the characters we are...

{80} The Value of a Woman

My mother was beautiful. Then she wasn’t. I’ve been pretty invisible most of my life; I’m not pretty, wealthy, thin, or famous and so I’ve lived in that average mundane body that I was born into. I’ve looked better and I’ve looked worse, and while I loathe my face and...