A Garden of Life

Dedicated to my dad, who told me to write   One of the highlights of this Christmas season was the children’s Christmas play at our church. Well, it was more like a highlight of the fall – rehearsals ran from mid-September all the way through November, until the day of the show, December 3rd. The [...]

The Liebster + Sunshine Blogger Awards!

Hello, friends! I’ve been nominated for two awards! Thank you to Carol at Kaleidoscopic Life, for the Liebster Award, and to Aris at Awkward Aris for the Sunshine Blogger Award! Go check out these two blogs, because they’re awesome. Carol’s blog has beautiful poetry and photography, and Aris’ blog has posts loaded with humor and [...]

By William Moore

A young boy named William Moore took his composition notebook and a standard HB pencil to his backyard. He sat down on the grass with his legs crossed under the shade of a large oak tree; he opened his notebook in his lap and held his pencil in his left hand, ready to write. William [...]

Angela’s Story

Gabriel was eight years old, but very quiet for a little boy. He played energetically and imaginatively like all children do, but his mind, legs, and arms did more of the playing than his tongue. He spoke very little. His wispy blonde hair and soft grey eyes portrayed his demeanor effectively. His best friend was [...]

Seamstress

  A loud thumping sound could be heard as Josie tumbled down the stairs. Her basement was unfinished; it was cold and messy. There was a large flat-screen television on one end of the room, surrounded by bean bags and cushions. On the other end of the room, there was a desk on which sat [...]

The Leaves that Linger

  In my writing class this semester, I've been working on a short story. I haven't published anything in a while because all my writing energy has been put into this story. Now I have finished writing it and am excited to show it to you guys! I hope you enjoy reading it as much [...]

My Sister, the Writer

My sister, Rebekah, was a writer. I remember when I was eight years old, watching her sit at her desk as she wrote with vigorous strokes of her pen. She was constantly dipping it in the bottle of ink that stood on the desk near her right arm. She would write for hours into the [...]

The Blogger Recognition Award

I've been nominated by my friend, Faith, at Thee Adventurette, for the Blogger Recognition Award. Thank you for thinking of me, Faith! Rules – Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog. Write a post to display your award. Give a brief story of how your blog started. Give two pieces [...]

Striver

Dedicated to my piano students When a piano teacher moved into a house down the street from little Harper, he decided that he wanted to be a pianist. He soon began as a student. Harper’s mother had to take care of his siblings, who were even smaller than him, so he walked to his piano [...]

Outside the Printing Press

On a cobblestone street, in the nineteenth century, there was an old wooden bench. It was very, very old, and grown-ups no longer sat on it, because the wood creaked uncomfortably under their weight and swayed to the side whenever they shifted. This wooden bench sat on the side of this cobblestone road, in front [...]