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http://www.facebook.com/michelleldevon/posts/10151449220990226 Read my facebook post and see others’ comments. Poetry.com, a known poetry ‘contest’ scam site, has re-launched a new website. Today, they sent me an email that they lied about saying I had opted-in to the mailing on March 26th of this year – I most certainly did NOT, as many of you know [...]
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The rays of the sun reflected off the lake surface, in shimmering, brilliant strands. The group of girls stood near the pond, changing into swim clothing after the long hike and horse ride down the path through the woods. The lake was not swimmable, for the water was too murky, too dirty. Not from pollution [...]
A few years ago (like, oh, I dunno, fifteen years ago or something, but when you start getting old, that’s a ‘few’, really, it is) I worked as a crisis hotline volunteer for the Odessa Rape Crisis Center. In order to do that volunteer job, I had to go through a 6-week training class they [...]
I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t do illegal drugs. I don’t party. I don’t sleep around. I’m faithful and true to those I love. I don’t tell lies unless the truth would needlessly hurt someone, and ‘needlessly’ is the operative word there. A few years ago, my little brother–who isn’t really my little [...]
(Excerpted from The Path, by Michelle Devon, Copyright 2006) While at the grocery store, in line in front of me was a very attractive woman, who looked as though she had been crying, and on the conveyor belt in front of her was a 1/2 gallon of ice cream, Soap Opera Digest and TV Guide. [...]
(Just a little something I wrote a while back for a quick impromptu contest that I did not win. It was written to a theme… just thought I’d share it here, for no reason whatsoever.) “Mandy, put your bag there on the couch,” Sheila said. “Let’s get the stuff ready while we wait for [...]
(Excerpted from The Path, by Michelle Devon, Copyright 2006) Isn’t it strange how some things that are complete opposites can often be so similar that, to the casual observer, they appear to be the same? For example, can you truly tell the difference between a sunset and a sunrise? Except for the time of day [...]
I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. There was so much more I wanted to do, to share with you. Remember that restaurant in the shopping center where we used to always shop? I never took you to that restaurant, and I always meant to. Or that pond where the flags are placed every year? I [...]
(Excerpted from The Path, by Michelle Devon, Copyright 2006) What did you think I meant when I told you I loved you? Did you think I was asking a question that needed a reply? Did you think that I was making a promise to you? Why does saying “I love you” have to mean [...]
(Excerpted from The Path, by Michelle Devon, Copyright 2006) A comfort zone is that place you find yourself when you know what to expect, and you are comfortable there, even if you are not in a good place. Looking back over my life, I have never felt more alive than when I force myself to [...]
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