Sharry Miller

For You

I needed a little something to brighten my day, and thought you might, too. We can smile together. Read more →

Dear Wind

Ah, there you are. I knew you had to be here somewhere. I saw you playing with the tree tops at my house, but then you disappeared. All it took was a 180 degree turn at Allison Point to find you. In an instant my toes were bitten and my thighs were cold. I zipped up the top few inches of my neon pink rain jacket, the ones I had so foolishly unzipped just minutes... Read more →

Five Sentence Fiction - Shadows

Every week I read flash fiction prompts and struggle to come up with unique twists on them in an attempt to write a bit of prose that's different or unexpected. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. On days like today, I'm not sure I like how my brain works, but there it is. photo source Shadow Games “Bet I can jump my shadow,” Bobby said as he bent his knees and sprang up as high... Read more →

Visual Dare - A Cat's World

First Date Paul-Henri rolled his bicycle to a stop. He had three minutes to spare. Not enough time to buy flowers for Marie, that might be too much for a first coffee date, but enough to smooth his hair and calm the butterflies in his belly. He glanced around the empty square. No, not empty. On the low wall behind him he spotted four cats. “How odd,” he muttered. “I wonder why they’re staring at... Read more →

Internet Friends

"Meeting someone on line is not knowing someone." ~Officer Baczuk, April 16, 2013~ The Valdez Police Department and Valdez City Schools have been offering a five week course in internet safety for middle and high school students. Rowan's attended the first two so far, and last Tuesday I decided I'd hang out for the class and see what the instructor, Valdez Police Officer Baczuk, had to say. His main message was that using the internet... Read more →

Happy Earth Day

I shared this list with you once before, but it seems appropriate to do so again on Earth Day 2013. In the United States alone, we've recently seen a fertilizer plant explosion in Texas that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed over a dozen people (honestly, who puts a fertilizer plant in the middle of a residential area?), a heavy fuel spill to water in New York, and industry tax breaks given by Alaska's government... Read more →

Five Sentence Fiction - Angles

Independent Heather was sure she’d covered all the angles: her parents never checked on her during the night, photo source she’d overridden the alarm on the downstairs window, and Jason would meet her around the corner so no one would see a car hanging around their house. She’d stuffed a few personal things in her backpack, but she wouldn’t need much. Jason had promised he’d taken care of everything; they’d be living on easy street... Read more →

Be Gentle, Self

Rather than another picture of my bike in the snow, I thought I'd share a reminder that spring does exist. Five miles out, five miles back. The same five miles I've been riding since the beginning of the month. You'd think it would be getting easier, but it isn't. It was partly sunny and 40 degrees this afternoon - I couldn't wait to ride. Despite the eight inches of snow we got yesterday, today looked... Read more →

Visual Dare - Vacant

I introduced Robert in my response to last week's Visual Dare from Angela at Anonymous Legacy. Angela's photo this week, and her suggestion that we keep the bombing of the Boston Marathon in mind as we wrote, prompted this continuation. Remembrance Robert carried the last box out to his car, grateful that the coming summer’s rest. As he ambled past empty classrooms, he stopped at a door and stared at neat rows of chairs. His... Read more →

Curse of the Shoulders

It irritates, annoys, depresses, and any number of other negative verbs, me to no end that my most limiting factor cycling this spring is my shoulders. My left shoulder is actually doing pretty well following last August's rotator cuff surgery. I still have a lot of strength to regain, but I have good mobility and generally not too much pain. But.... I don't think I told you, mostly because I'm still in denial, that I... Read more →