Look at What You Did!

“LET ME GO!” Logan jerked his thin 5-year-old arm away from his brother. “Logan, I’m trying to help you. If you step backwards, you’re going to fall down the…” “Waaaa!” Logan’s wail could be heard from inside the house. I rushed out the front door and onto the porch. “What happened?” I yelled at Rice […]

The Princess

The clock struck nine just as I walked in the front door. Exhausted by work, I dropped down on my couch, breathed a sigh, and hopped up again. I rubbed my tired eyes and looked my six-year-old son, Rice, in his big brown eyes. “I guess it’s time to get you guys in bed.” Rice’s […]

The Boo-boo Pile

I was in full concentration, writing the twentieth chapter of my manuscript for my second novel. I could see the action, hear the characters’ voices. I could smell the fresh hamburgers in the scene, and then suddenly I was smelling… a strong gust of menthol. That is never a good feeling when you have a […]

The Trundle Bed

I never had my own room. I was born with a two-year-old sibling, and I never knew what life was like to be an only child, and so when I was born, I moved into my older sister Krystal’s room. As I grew older, I shifted from my crib to the trundle bed. Our mom […]