Tag Archives: postaday
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True Love Tarried
Leave a commentAugust 27, 2015 by Melanie L.
I never owned a crystal ball. Even if I did, I can assure you that I would have seen nothing in …
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Thine Own Self
14December 17, 2014 by Melanie L.
It drained from me at the pace air escapes knotted balloons: imperceptibly until the external pressure to grovel carved a wrinkled …
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Handmade Friendship
6November 14, 2014 by Melanie L.
As a child, my parents loved the handmade gifts I made for them. Or, at least they let me believe that …
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Labor Day Reflections on the Toughest Job
19September 3, 2014 by Melanie L.
Twenty-one years ago, my boss, the assistant manager at CVS/Pharmacy store #813, expected me to come to work everyday with a …
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Child in Silhouette
18August 18, 2014 by Melanie L.
Silhouette
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The Accidental Naturalist (Edited)
30August 12, 2014 by Melanie L.
I was scared sh!tless. I was scared because the labor of my second pregnancy was nothing like my first. …
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A Birthday to End All Birthdays
2July 5, 2014 by Melanie L.
I woke startled by the unfamiliar surroundings. Panic set in as my heart quickly outpaced my racing mind. I peered …
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Of What My Dreams Are Made
10June 20, 2014 by Melanie L.
I remember my shoes. They were solid black, heeled, wing-tip Mary Janes. Despite my best efforts to polish the scuffs, …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
Leave a commentMarch 28, 2014 by Melanie L.
Residential street near Rittenhouse Square in Center City Philadelphia Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
Leave a commentMarch 14, 2014 by Melanie L.
A view of the outside is inside this ruin’s window.
