Prompt: a mouse who lives in an abandoned house who discovers humans. The first clue was the loud bang from the front of the house. The second was the loud pounding over her head. In her many weeks of living, Squeak had never been so over-whelmed. Upon investigation, Squeak found more clues: bright lights in…
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Home Alone (FF#3)
Prompt: A 12 year old boy, home alone, who heard a voice from the other room Oliver’s head snapped around in the direction of the kitchen. He was sure he’d just heard a voice, but he knew no one was home with him. Mom and Dad were at the Johnsons, Jenny was with friends. He…
Meat Eater (FF#2)
Prompt: Anne goes to a BBQ at her new boyfriend’s place. She is a staunch vegan. Anne took a deep breath to steady her nerves, inhaling the noxious fumes of smoked meat. While Springdale smelled like a BBQ joint every sunny Saturday afternoon, Anne never partook in the carnage of meat eating, but after their…
Misplaced (Flash Fiction #1)
(Here follows the first of many flash fiction stories I am writing in response to prompts given to me by friends. Each of these stories are inspired by a prompt of a character, a setting and a problem. The only requirement I’ve given myself is that the story make sense and be less than 250…
What I want you to know about Autism
(Reprinted from TayloredIntent.com. Originally published on 4.14.22. The words are all mine.) What do I want you to know about autism? Since I am neuro-typical, I can only give you a mother’s perspective. So, last night, I asked my 15-year-old with autism what they want people to understand about autism. After a moment’s thought, they…
What does it mean to “find yourself”?
I am in the middle of my mid-life crisis, so at least my 16 year old says. How does she know? Because I have ceased caring about how much my people will tease me about it and have started to purchase little things I love for our house. In my case, this comes in my…
Plant Based Eating Month Reflection#1: How we got here
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my own personal journeys–in relationships, in parenting, in my faith and calling, and around food and health. I rather enjoy thinking about food and health. In fact, throughout my entire adult life, I have believed that food has the power to heal and to harm and the…
When all else overwhelms, books to the rescue..
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted on this little blog of mine. Not because of any real boycott or anything, but simply because life is full and (as I regularly remind myself) we are still in the middle (hopefully near the end) of a pandemic. My brain is simply clogged. It’s full of…
Do you remember dating?
Friends, I’m a bit stuck in my writing and I am begging for your help… For those of you who have had a significant dating/marriage relationship in your life, could you help me out? (Or those of you with really creative imaginations or who are well read or have lots of friends or whatever…) In…
Below you will read 20 (somewhat sheepish) confessions about books that I am making today: I rarely finish a non-fiction book. Sorry Michelle, as much as I loved Becoming, I just didn’t finish it. I am an aspirational book buyer, usually of non-fiction titles. (see above) I am drawn to reading to help me travel…
