Tina Stewart Brakebill

The world spins around

Bringing a spark of new hope

As fuel for the flames

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I’ve been WP MIA for a couple of weeks. Between the heat and the constant rain and the general state of our world, I’ve been uninspired or depressed or lethargic. “Whatever” has been my go-to feeling of late. Ugh. But I’m trying to lift myself out of it. So thanks to Sue’s beautiful photo challenge for giving me a hopeful image to go along with the spark of hope coming out of Puerto Rico.

I’ll leave you with my title inspiration-Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come.”

Peace.

Flash Fiction, tutto e niente

Stranger Dreams

July 11, 2019January 28, 2020 Tina Stewart Brakebill

Bonnie woke the entire house, again. Screaming.

“NO!!! Help me MOMMY!!”

For the third night in a row, Lana tried to make sense of Bonnie’s sobbing words.

“The monster melts people!”

“It was only a bad dream sweetheart. Close your eyes. Mommy will stay till you go back to sleep.”

In the morning, Bonnie again claimed cluelessness. “Don’t remember mommy.”

It wasn’t until they got downtown and she started screaming “the flayer!!” that Ben confessed. “Uh mom, Bonnie accidentally kinda watched Stranger Things with us. That might kinda remind her of the Mind Flayer. Sorry”

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Mental note: never let Ben babysit again.

Like many of you, I binge watched Stranger Things this week, so maybe that why this story came to mind when I saw Dale’s great photo (provided by Rochelle and her Friday Fictioners Challenge.)

Or maybe it’s because I am TERRIFIED of these dancing air sock things. ARRRGHHH!

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Burning in Plain Sight

July 9, 2019January 28, 2020 Tina Stewart Brakebill

as we spin a tale

the beauty of youth turns foul

burning in plain sight

Thanks to Colleen’s Poetry Challenge for the opportunity to shout into the wind about climate change!!

Today’s challenge was to write a poem using synonyms for the two challenge words. I used “beauty” for pretty and and “foul” for ugly.

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Together Alone

July 9, 2019January 28, 2020 Tina Stewart Brakebill

outside looking in

watching you through downcast eyes

forever fearing

Photo by Lisa Fotios @ Pexels.com

Thanks to Kat for this thought provoking image. It’s not my usual micro-fiction Twittering Tale kind of offering but once this thought grabbed my brain, it wouldn’t let go.

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Free?

June 29, 2019January 29, 2020 Tina Stewart Brakebill

Free from care. Carefree.

A cosmic joke or the truth?

Only time will tell.

road sky clouds cloudy — Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com

Thanks to Sammi for an interesting prompt.

Not sure my deep thoughts translated into a great 14 word haiku but I enjoyed the challenge.