October Short Fiction #3: Before Shooting Light
By Erica Shoemaker By Saturday afternoon, Grandpa’s driveway looked like duck season had blown through a week early. Jake and Wyatt Emerson had spent the morning cutting willows and now
October Short Fiction#2: There You Are
By Erica Shoemaker By the time Rebecca arrived at memory care on Sunday afternoon, her grandmother was sitting in her usual chair beside the window, wearing one slipper and looking
October Short Fiction #1: Thirty Minutes
She checked the clock. They’d said thirty minutes, but it was well past that now. Her stomach gnawed. Where the hell were they? She picked up her phone and checked
Feature Story: A Limited Supply of F’s
I’m not sure whether it was midlife, menopaws, grief, or some unholy combination of all three, but somewhere along the way, my supply of F’s became dangerously low. For most
Life According to Dogs: Everyone Can Help
Every dog has a job. First and foremost, they love us with about the most unconditional love there is, but dogs also do some pretty incredible things for their people.
Monday Moments: Soul Moments
Yesterday morning, I had a million things I should have been doing. There was yard work, housework, and a list of projects waiting at home. Mom had plenty to do
Earned Miles, Earned Moments: September Challenge — Week 2
Well, my first week of the September challenge is in the books, and I already have some tattling to do. My goal is 90 intentional miles in September—an average of
Something Good: Sunrise, Ice Cream, and Mom
One morning this week, I was out with the dogs for an early truck ride because it was already too hot for them to walk. I looked out at the
Earned Miles, Earned Moments: September Challenge — Week 1
I saw a Dolly Parton reel this week where she said, “When I say I’m hauling ass, it takes two trips.” And I thought, well, there’s some motivation for you.
New weekly series: Earned Miles, Earned Moments #1–Training for the Future—Come Along for the Ride
My grandma couldn’t walk for about the last ten years of her life. She had degenerative disc disease, and over time she became immobile. Despite the challenges that came with
