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 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 […]

Bump in the Night

Boom! Bang! Aaaaaahhhh! I race from my bed to see from where the wailing is streaming. I find my six year old son lying on the living room floor, screaming in pain, naked with his underwear in hand. Anger swells within me! “What happened to you, son? Who did this to you?” He is so […]