DANNY G / UnSplash Paintook up residencewithout permissionstealing everythingit came in contactwith including myDreams. Lostin despair’s dark lairembers spark to flamefear whispers liesinto both my earsstirring latent fearsFury. Timein kaleidoscopic hazeneurologic degradationinterlocked nerves sparkingtriggering spastic legs intoSpasm. Firetormenting burning paininvading each cellas inflammationseizes the knees firststealing my balanceAgain. Walkerwheels keep me movingwhile fatigue assaultstwin torturers nowtraumatizing … Continue reading An Unwanted Companion
Morning Star Manor – Part 4
Max Vakhtbovych / Pexels The rooster’s crow pierced through her dreams. Zoe groaned and looked at the alarm clock on her bedside table. It was early. The events of the day before flooded her mind, pushing all thoughts of sleep aside. She got up, put her robe and slippers on without really being aware. Once she’d … Continue reading Morning Star Manor – Part 4
Called To Intercede – Volume 1 is Here!
Available on Amazon in Kindle, and Paperback now. This is the first volume in an epic series on the call and gift of intercession. I have walked in that call and gift for 35 years and counting. My chapter is in this volume. Usually intercessors remain in the background, exercising their gifts in their prayer … Continue reading Called To Intercede – Volume 1 is Here!
Starry Night
Taking what the human eye perceives and attempting to capture that on canvass, is a difficult feat to accomplish.
Communion
Communion is a touching poem of sacred moments that touch one's life. What was your latest communion?
Waiting In The Hallway
Photo by runnyrem on Unsplash It feels like I've spent half my adult life waiting in the hallway for opportunities and doors to open. It can get downright depressing. Others walk down the hallway and doors open left and right for them. They have so many choices. What do they have that I don't? Why do they get … Continue reading Waiting In The Hallway
The Silent Generation: An End of An Era
This blog is written in memory of my parents and every member of the Silent Generation. Your lives mattered and you will not be forgotten.
Childhood Nightmares: A Haiku Chain
Photo by Ty Finck on Unsplash Furnace downstairs hidesthe pointy-nosed bogeymanclimbs out to chase me. Neck hairs stand up straightcement wall Chief’s headdress shadow,no window across. Old witch cackles whilestoking two hot grey ovens,we lay bound waiting. Drums beat, voices chantmoccasin feet start to danceno one hears but me. Paralyzed by fearI open my mouth to screamand nothing … Continue reading Childhood Nightmares: A Haiku Chain
Spread Too Thin
Photo by Dose Media on Unsplash Have you ever had one of those weeks where you've felt like you were spinning your wheels and getting nowhere fast? As a writer, it gets very frustrating! I had one of those weeks and had to take a few self-care days due to the migraine that resulted from the stress of … Continue reading Spread Too Thin
Humanity Lost
Photo by Alex Dukhanov on Unsplash Grief and loss most profound Teeters on shaking ground Molten rivers of tears Erupt from latent fears Mouth silenced by a mask Pressured to take the vaxx Division, hatred, strife Slowly devalues life Media’s shame and blame Stokes embers into flames As depression taunts Loss of freedom haunts Our dreams. I … Continue reading Humanity Lost
Heather Hancock - Author, Editor, Ghostwriter 