The Leaves Speak Bliss

The summer heat lingers on the first day of autumn. The crisp and cooler days will come. The leaves will turn and fall. Until then, I’ll wait. I’ll look for the golden leaves, the red and orange ones too. Fall, Leaves, Fall Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;Lengthen night and shorten day;Every leaf speaks bliss…

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Love Felt

It was dark when I drove into the park. I thought I was alone until I saw a young man walking on the edge of the parking lot. He wasn’t dressed for exercise. The backpack he carried looked heavy for his thin frame. I couldn’t see his face but I could tell he was anxious.…

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They Won

This is the kind of story that never gets old. Daddy knew he needed to make a change. To get better. To save his life and ours. He moved all of us to a whole new life in another state. Far away from the drinking binges and the fighting and the rehab centers that didn’t…

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