Judy, Judy, Judy One of the nicest people I ever met Not arrogant, not selfish, not mean Just kind, sweet, and genuine Judy, Judy, Judy...

Some are family and some are not Some care a little and some care a lot Some are older and some are not Some are bolder and call the shot...

Often our first school writing assignment in the fall was to write two or three paragraphs on what we did during summer vacation. It let...

Judy Slater, Dave Talaga, carolyn r zaleon Judy Slater Sleep (Not) in the Time of Covid I am awake Empty I turn to the open window To a...

I was watching a show on television that was called the “White Room Challenge.” The premise was that they gave you a completely white...

Have you ever heard that little voice inside that tells you “listen to me, I can help,” but you ignore it as just wishful thinking? What...

I was on the way to the hospital to get the results of my latest test. The ride seemed to take forever. What news would I receive? I...

Just when you find the right cosmetic, it gets discontinued that when your friend says “let's play ball,” you don't ask what kind how the...

Writing by hand is a workout for fingers, so ease of pen put to paper is a writing gotta-have. If a pen moves smoothly on paper, which...

Out my window, a blue sky, fickle white clouds, and lazy breeze A canvas back-wash for hundreds of winter-bare slim trees accompanying...

Towering maple, sentinel over bare trees, Your surviving leaves catch the updraft. And seen through the layers of elsewise empty...

Brave, clever tree… What path your detour from nature’s upright call? What thoughts neighbor trees harbor watching as you proclaim your...

You there, blazoned with light Yes, you, tree Forest-deep, leaf-shadowed Morning-dewed What is your charm That lured the sun Through the...

Frayed and torn Ripped and worn Hanging by a thread I should mend but will pretend things are fine instead flayed and shattered stripped...

From a 3-minute writing prompt: My sister was the one who introduced me to my first day of school. I loved it. During that day Miss...

“It's pretty hard to starve a farmer” was a saying that surfaced occasionally when finances seemed lean. Most of what we ate, we grew. ...

A pair of retirees met for coffee, having been set up on a “date” by mutual acquaintances. They had seen pictures of the other so they...

I remember when I went to Disneyland in the 1960s that certain special rides required something called an “e ticket.” The paper e-ticket...

Hoops and shots. That doesn't refer to the current 2021 March Madness basketball tournament. It refers to the hoops you have to jump...

SAS-C prompt given on december 2 2021 written in absentia i have no clue but i figure if i follow my guts and listen to the small voice...