“Great-grandma,” the girl asked with wide eyes, “what’s it like to be old?”
Her great-grandmother simply smiled and asked, “what’s it like to be young?”
Continue readingNone of my Business
They say, what others think of you
is not really your business.
Here is my take and witness,
this well-known saying may be true
but I’d like to add something, too.
Continue readingInternational Day ‘24
My little town’s boast is it is the “home of 56 nationalities.” It is quite the claim for a small Wyoming town and fairly true. To celebrate our origin, we have an International Day every year in July. Which I will take you to but first let me explain how we can make such a bold claim.
Continue readingWhen Goal Becomes Master
Every day I count –
I count my miles.
How many miles a day
do I walk?
I walk at least 5.
Continue readingNEW BOOK: The Accidental Poet Volume 2
Hey! I have a new book available at Amazon.
It is a collection of my poetry (2019-June 2024) first published on this little blog. There is a paperback and Kindle version now available.
Me
I admit,
Monday Me was brilliant.
That girl fired on all cylinders.
That smarty made plans and
unbreakable commitments.
There was no stopping that girl.
She was truly a bold and confident
force of nature.
Continue readingStory behind the post: Plan B
Welcome to July! The mid-month of the northern hemisphere summer (based on the traditional school calendar that still has a hold on so many of our schedules). This year, July also happens to be sandwiched in between two 5-Saturday months. Which means, here at ck’s days, it is in the middle of two 5-part short stories. And if you have been a reader of this little blog for a minute or two, you know I write short stories during the 5-Saturday months and you probably also picked up on the fact that when they are so close together like this, I tend to combine the stories into a 10-part short story. Much like that last sentence, the stories tend to get stretched a little thin. But I digress, let’s talk about last month’s short story first.
Continue readingSneaky Peaks
When I see the words “sneak peak”
I think mountains sure get around
surprisingly without a sound.
My interest is always piqued
and I wonder at their technique.
Continue readingPlan B: Chapter V
Chapter V: Plan C
Lizzie took a deep breath when she heard the back door open. Her talk with Matt had helped her immensely to calm down enough to think rationally. And then screaming at a train with him had drained her reserve. She was exhausted but restless. All she wanted was to climb into bed and make this day end but she knew it wasn’t over quite yet. She still needed to talk to her dad and he was just coming home.
Chuck walked in slowly and saw her sitting at the kitchen table. He nodded his head and sat down opposite her. Neither of them spoke and they could not make eye contact with each other.
“How’s Sharon?” she asked finally.
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