A Teacher’s Lament, Not Cleopatra’s

Thursday: #150 — familiar — 201 words

The Trouble with Keyholes

The Vignette Gazette Writer’s Prompt #272 | Keyhole

If I Had a Penny for Every…

Five infuriating phrases

Petrichor

The Smell of Earth After Rain

Aggressively Compliant

TDW #123 — Aggressive — 272 words

A Feared Family Tradition: Midnight … You’re in!

#127 Grumplewick: Word count 201–501

You Can Go Home

The mark of Cain — ‘desgracia y deshonra’

What No One Told You About The Lindsay Clancy Murders

Don’t jump to conclusions, this might surprise you

Medium Is Changing Fast. Here’s What I Noticed

I recently noticed something new on Medium.

I Was the Family’s Black Sheep Until the Lawyer Read Grandpa’s Will

“The lawyer read one sentence, and my father’s face went white.”

This Is Why We Opened A Banned Books Library (In Rural Texas)

One of my kids’ favorite books is I Need a New Butt.

No Arms, No Legs, No Worries

TDW:# 86 WC: 201–501 Today’s word: raise

I Collect Wide Open Spaces

Because My Parents Collected EVERYTHING

I Was Kidnapped On a Date

A prompt by The Challenged: This Happened to Me inspired me to tell a personal story of one of the most terrifying challenges I have faced.

Love Isn’t Just a Feeling — It’s a Journey of Becoming

My understanding of love with my limited knowledge of life.

We Are the Rooster

The Daily Word #58: Shaky (201–501 words)

The Misused Shelf

The Daily Word #44: Internal (400 words)

Ugly Is As Ugly Does

TDW#46 — ugly — (gaudy, internal) (484 words)

Tea Leaves

The Daily Word #46— July 10, 2026 — ugly (words 484)