Stories for Children and Adults
"Let's be reasonable and add an 8th day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading."
--- Lena Dunham
Various Genres: i think & write about lots of stuff
Abundant Curiosity
Fiction, NonFiction, Thoughts, and Foolishness
Who, What, When, Where, Why
Everyone has their own story. Everything has its own story. I like to think about history, background, creation, and how it all worked together to make that one particular outcome.
Who, What, When, Where, Why
Fiction, NonFiction, Thoughts, and Foolishness
Who, What, When, Where, Why
I have a lot of questions. I always have.
Who did that?
What did they do?
When did it happen?
Where did they do it?
Why would someone do that?
Are birds dinosaurs?
Do beings from other planets visit Earth?
Can you substitute baking soda for baking powder in that recipe?
Fiction, NonFiction, Thoughts, and Foolishness
Fiction, NonFiction, Thoughts, and Foolishness
Fiction, NonFiction, Thoughts, and Foolishness
I look for answers.
Writing fiction: I make them up.
Writing nonfiction: I research reliable sources.
Writing essays: I explore my thoughts and experiences.
Writing foolishness: I wander down the rabbit trail.
Exploring Life One Page at a Time
Legends & Children's Stories
Wenonah's Blanket
The Legend of Oklahoma's State Wildflower
Long, long ago before flowers bloomed on the prairie, a mother wove a blanket of red and gold for First Daughter Wenonah to keep her warm and safe from the cold prairie winds. Wenonah loved her blanket, but when her Father went to battle, she gave him her blanket to protect him and keep him warm.
Children's Fiction
Why God Made Little Boys
God made a World out of His dreams
of majestic mountains, valleys and streams,
of prairies and plans and wooded land,
of deserts and oceans and beaches of sand.
Then He said, I need someone
to love and to care for all my creation."
So God made little boys.
Children's Fiction
Why God Made Little Girls
God made the world with towering trees, majestic mountains, and restless seas.
Then He added the finishing touch
God made little Girls
to love and care very much
His sweetest Creation
to encourage each other
hold the hand of a friend
and seek the promise
at the rainbow's end.
Little Books about Big Issues
The Day Nadine Thompson Sat Down
May 24, 2022
It was an ordinary Spring day in America. The sun was shining.
Birds were singing.
People were busy with their plans for the day.
Students and staff at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas celebrated the day with an awards and promotion program.
The next day was the last day of school.
Memoirs, Thoughts, and Nonsense
The View Through My Rose-Colored Bifocals
On my 50th birthday, I took the day off from work and sat on my front porch, chain-smoking a pack of Benson & Hedges 100s and drinking a second pot of coffee. There and then I made the decision to live my life fully.
I had given up on my Life’s Dreams and Desires. I thought my life was over, done, finished...