Category: A Whole Lot of Stories

Out On A Limb

.Reading time 10 minutes.

The Word Press Daily Post prompt is BRANCH. Thus, Out On A Limb An infomercial played in the background while Constance made lunch for Jude, her husband, and she wondered if she should pay it more attention. The sponsor was selling a safety vest she had considered wearing while renovating the house she’d just bought. […]

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Love, Unconditional

.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’d repeatedly said I wanted nothing for Valentines Day since the non-stop jewelry commercials over Christmas had forced my husband to buy me a small, gem encrusted, gold necklace for my birthday. The man wasn’t rolling in dough (I know because I handle our family’s finances). So, it was a surprise to find a suspicious-looking […]

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Gorging on Anger

.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Daily Post word of the day—GORGE “Come, follow me,” the chef said. “A feast is going on. I will set the table before you and it will be spread with treats and delicacies you never thought you’d taste again. I know that for a long time your needs have been neglected. Rejoice, your day […]

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Relocate—The Witness Protection Program

.Reading time 6 minutes.

The Daily Post prompt—RELOCATE This was the part about meeting people that Lizzie found difficult. No matter how much she told them, they always wanted more. Where are you from? What side of town? What schools did you attend? They didn’t need the details of her life, but if she didn’t share, they assumed there […]

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