Story Number One: Hot RollersI got rid of my hot hair rollers. The ones that made beautiful bouncy Farrah Fawcett style curls. The ones I used in the seventies... Then later in the eighties for "big hair." Even early in my teaching career I used them. So I took these hot rollers to Good Will. … Continue reading Good Will Stories
Author: bethlovesblue
Highway
The prompt is "Highway" and my thought went S T R A I G H T to this song. 1979. I am a senior in high school. My best friends older brother works at a music store. He has his cassette tapes in a locked case. We pick the lock and rock out to AC/DC's … Continue reading Highway
Empty House. Weather. Anniversary.
My house is pretty empty. It feels too soon to write about moving, we don't close until October 12th, but it is weird to see the house so empty. We have been packing a bunch of boxes on the weekends, winnowing out what we do not need on a regular basis. Roboticly moving boxes, hauling … Continue reading Empty House. Weather. Anniversary.
Those First Days
It is the first day of school. I stand there in the lobby, greeting students as they enter. Scrubbed, sun-kissed, sparkly-eyed kids, excited kids, ready for school. Nervous parents holding the hands of their five year olds. "Can I help you?" I ask. "Yes, thanks! Where is Mrs. Berg's room." I smile and I show … Continue reading Those First Days
Ketchikan Perspective
Ahhh.... The prompt word is "tender." I am late for work but am going to post what first comes to my mind when I think of this word. Tender. The first word is not the sweet way a mamma holds a new baby, or the way lovers might look at each other. No. This time … Continue reading Ketchikan Perspective
Little Birds Fly the Coop
Yesterday someone asked what it was like to be an "empty nester." One of those poor, frazzled people who have a kid in elementary, middle and in high school. I just smiled and said, "The freedom." That is what we like the best, the freedom to do pretty much anything. Go away for a weekend? … Continue reading Little Birds Fly the Coop
No, She Doesn’t Have a Name
"What's her name?" People ask when they meet my cat. "Ummm...." We stammer a little, does it make us bad owners that we don't have a name for her? "Kitty, her name is Kitty." Which isn't entirely the truth. When my daughter was much younger she named her the same name as her friend who … Continue reading No, She Doesn’t Have a Name
Four Prompt Words in Two Sentences, Thank-You-Very-Much
"Ten days," She groaned, "There are only ten days. I have started some sort of abominable countdown till school starts and we have to go back to work." "Piffle", I reply, all effervescent and shiny, "It has been a glorious summer, long and sunny with all the ingredients needed for kids to come back healthy, … Continue reading Four Prompt Words in Two Sentences, Thank-You-Very-Much
The Betrayal
The smell was thick. That smell and the low buzz, constant in his skull begged him to open his eyes. Slowly focus came, struggling, he peered between the planters. The door! His limbs were numb, but he knew he had to get there. He had to save her, yet each movement sent needling pain. He … Continue reading The Betrayal
Linger
This song. Talk about the soundtrack of my life... I was seriously obsessed with it in the nineties... pretty much anything by the Cranberries, such a big fan. But this song in particular became a part of who I am, that and Zombie. Why? You can just feel the angst and the Irish in her … Continue reading Linger
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