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America Red, white and blue, I pledge to you, The strength of my bones. To defend and protect All that you hold dear. Red, white and blue, I pledge to you, The wisdom of my mind. To teach and enlighten Other minds around me. Red, white and blue, I pledge to you, The courage of my heart. To stand up and speak For truth and liberty. Red, whit and blue, I pledge to you, The peace in my soul. To guide and uplift Your many lost souls. Red, white and blue, I pledge to you, My Life, My Liberty, My Happiness. For this One Nation Under God. That He may provide Liberty and Justice For All.

WRITING PROMPT: Romeo and Juliet, Derailed You watch the play. "I don't remember Romeo and Juliet going like this," you whisper to your companion. 500 Words or less. It's such a classic play that it's almost not worth paying the money to see.  We all read it in high school and, most likely, you watched the 70's movie version.  I remember my 9th grade English teacher hurrying to cover the screen during the scene where you see just a flash of Juliet's breast. But, the tickets where cheap, so my husband and I thought, "Why not?"  From the get go, we could tell something was wrong.  At Romeo's first entrance he nearly fell off the stage. My

Maybe I'm Trying Too Hard I'm a working mom; I guess that says it all right?   Most days I feel like I'm going crazy.   The list of things I want to do And the list of things I have to do Will never collide. So I try to simplify.   Just do one thing at a time.   Step by step, no matter how slow they are. I want to believe that I am Super Mom I want to believe I can do it all Maybe I'm trying too hard I'm a writing mom; so what does that say? The words refuse to hit the page They get cluttered out by the everyday And the things I want And the things I need Will never collide. So I try to simplify.   Just do one thing at a

Prologue The sun was barely rising above the crest of the world.  The birds had just started to greet the dawn, but no other creature stirred; except the Unicorn.  She had risen before sunrise, a silent cry of grief causing her to leap from her bed of moss.  It was a wail unlike any she had heard before; full of eternal grief and pain. Now she was awake and traveling through the fog laden forest to the top of Mount Alpha, the Mountain of Beginnings; a sacred place that had witnessed the birth of the world and of magical Creatures such as the Unicorn and her brother the Dragon.  It had been many centuries since she had walked this path. Desp

Sunday, October 11, 2009  7:48AM "Wow, you have been very busy.  I have to say I'm pretty impressed with you," Pip says as he materializes on the top of the can of hot chocolate. "Well, thank you," I smile. "You got those chapters proofread a lot faster than I thought you would." "There really wasn't much to go over.  I only had four complete chapters and I ended up scrapping that single page I had of chapter four.  That, and chapters one through three were pretty solid, they didn't need much work done on them anyway.  It was the prologue that needed the most work." "The first chapter alw

Tuesday, October 06, 2009  4:40am I can’t keep a huge yawn from escaping me as I sit down in front on the blank Word document on the screen and absentmindedly stir my hot chocolate.  Pip is perched in his favorite spot, precariously balancing on the thin top of the laptop monitor.  His outfit is like a photonegative of mine, a pink satin robe, where mine is green, and fluffy green socks, where mine are pink.  His neon green hair is tasseled and his emerald eyes only half open.  In between his hands he nurses a steaming mug of hot chocolate. “Please be carful and don’t spill that on the computer,” I comment as my fingers

A Song Of Strength There are times when I’m lost And I don’t know where to turn. And all is black, The light is gone, And I find myself listening for a song; A song of strength Stand up— Step forward Take the curtain in your hand Pull it back— Take a breath And sing a song of strength A song to remind me Of whom I am. I’ve lost her somewhere In the craziness of the day. And it’s all just so overwhelming; Running so fast But never catching up. I need a song of strength Stand up— Step forward Take the curtain in your hand Pull it back— Take a breath And sing a song of strength

Smarter Than the Rest Maybe I’ll find the answers today Maybe I’ll find that it’s all ok And maybe we’ll see that it’s not as bad as it could be. Because we’re smarter than the rest, And you’re better than the best, And I know we can make it through Even though sometimes we forget. We were made for this. You were made for me, And that’s all I really need to know. Together we can do anything, Everything. I try to stay hopeful And sometimes that’s hard, But as long as we’re truthful I know we’ll go far. Because we’re better than the best And smarter than the rest Bec