For the Love of Grandchildren We all love our kids, and when we are fortunate to become grandparents, we simply adore our grandchildren. It’s only natural, right? Of course, it is! So when we are given trust and the privilege of being asked to babysit them for a night or two, we feel both humbled…

The locomotive rattles by, Its wheels hugging the rails. No slowing down through crossings, Don’t let those boom-gates fail. It pulls into the station, Freight to collect and drop. Air brakes restrict its progress, Slowly screeching to a stop. Many different carriages For livestock, fuel, and goods, Rushing by the…

They call me a ghost-writer, My words don’t have my name, Others get the credit, The plaudits and the fame. It may seem like I’m crazy To write for no aplomb, But, I am paid to do a job, I’m not exactly dumb. Some ghost-writers pen memoirs For the famous…

With the current state of the World and still lingering fear and uncertainty over COVID19, the question “How do I make money as a freelance writer?” is being asked more and more on online forums and sites like Quora. …

BJ’s This or That Brolentine’s (or Valentine’s / Dude) Challenge — Another Challenge? Even though I have so much to do, and barely have a spare moment — I pushed everything aside and made time to complete this ToT challenge by (BJ) Brett Jenae Tomlin. So, here are my choices, like them or not. 1. Beard or No Beard? Beard, for sure. Since…

Scary Real-life Bedtime Stories — My friend Pamela Oglesby recently wrote an article “Snake and Spider Scary Thoughts,” in response to a challenge “Your Scariest Spider, Snake, and Insect Story Challenge” by Keeley Schroder. Pamela encouraged me to write about my experiences. Having lived a great deal of my life on properties in rural areas…

~ A Quote by Creighton Abrams ~ — I recently came across this wonderful quote and thought it offered wise advice for many of us. Personally, I never eat all my elephant in one meal, and I don’t know how you could take more than one bite at a time anyway. But, on the serious side – this…