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My Only Sunshine

By Beth On April 17, 2012 · 9315 CommentsMy+Only+Sunshine2012-04-17+13%3A00%3A19Beth · In A-Z Challenge, Allie's Story, Fiction, Writing Groups & Prompts

Once Allie was awake Nikki began to gently release the straps that confined her in the car seat. When Allie was free, Nikki helped her out of the van and knelt down to the little girl’s eye level. “I know you’ve been through too many changes already and you’re probably not too happy about being here. That’s okay. We’re really happy to have you here and I think you’ll like us if you give us a chance. Okay?” Knowing that she wasn’t really in charge of her own choices Allie whispered a quiet assent and accepted the hand that Nikki was offering to her. The tiny girl walked hand in hand with the beautiful red-haired woman towards the covered porch that covered the front of the house. Ms Tyler, carrying Allie’s tiny suitcase, walked behind them. When they got to the porch Nikki asked Allie if she wanted to go in the house and meet everyone or if she would prefer to sit on the swing and talk for a bit. Allie [...]

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Love and Loss

By Beth On April 13, 2012 · 91112 CommentsLove+and+Loss2012-04-13+13%3A00%3A55Beth · In A-Z Challenge, Allie's Story, Fiction, Writing Groups & Prompts

Brad parked the police car in his driveway, pulled the keys from the ignition, and sat quietly for a few minutes before opening the door and getting out. Lanie had called him earlier so he knew that her meeting with her boss hadn’t gone as they had hoped it would. It was the result she had told him to expect but they were still disappointed. He leaned back against his car and gazed at the evening sky. “Red sky at night … some how I’m not feeling the promise of a delightful day tomorrow. How much grief, disappointment and loss is one little family supposed to endure? All of our friends are starting families, having babies, why … just … why?” He groaned in frustration and gazed out at the neighborhood they had chosen 3 years ago because it would be a good place to raise a family. Maybe they should of stayed in the condo. It would have hurt less than coming home day after day to an empty house. Brad scrubbed [...]

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The Great Blog Explosion

By Beth On August 31, 2011 · 2312 CommentsThe+Great+Blog+Explosion2011-08-31+21%3A51%3A14Beth · In Blogging

Normally … finding that my blog had been hacked would have been cause for a major emotional breakdown. It seems that it should have been even more so since I was already overwrought. But when people started telling me that there was an issue on my blog the only thought I could dredge up was … “of course there is!” I have been swamped at work. I have e-mails, letters, and phone calls from lawyers coming out my ears. I’m still battling cat poop … and cleaning TWO litter boxes twice daily. It’s still 100+ every day in Tulsa. Bert’s blood pressure is crazy. Jeff got kicked out of the Big Brother house. Of course my blog got hacked! I tried, and tried, and tried some more to fix it. My supposition is that one of the plug-ins that recently updated opened a door. So I uninstalled all of them but the malware stood firm. Every link on my blog led either to a Google search page or some scary looking Do Not Proceed [...]

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