This blog is dedicated to my sisters and friends who are making things happen in the world. I have a sister/friend I’ve known most of my life. Ms. Dianna Donahue. She is super smart, quirky and one of the most genuine people I know. Today is a very special day for her as she’s launchContinue reading “THE COLOR OF ROYALTY”
Author Archives: ZippyWrites
Poetry
I never go a day without saying I love you to someone Because I can remember a time when I couldn’t utter the words out of fear that my love could only be expressed on my knees or with some man’s wife’s legs wrapped around my neck I was afraid to say it because IContinue reading “Poetry”
The 40 Year Old New Mom
I’ve imagined myself riding down the expressway with a cardboard cut out taped to my passenger window that reads,” HELP ME!” The only thing that stopped me is the fear that once someone gets a glimpse of the little fellow in the car seat, they would assume that he does not belong to me becauseContinue reading “The 40 Year Old New Mom”
My New Bra
It’s amazing how much things have changed. As a woman we already have so much to deal with. We have a monthly bill that comes no matter what, we have to tote around boobs and some have a lot of butt they have to carry as well. Then there is the emotional and physical strainContinue reading “My New Bra”
Cooking Through a Crisis
This world has gone to shit, but we will have to eat. Tensions are high, there’s protesting, killing, fighting and people are dying from the an enemy we cannot see. The economy is a mess and I’m sure most people like myself are trying to stay home and as far away from the chaos asContinue reading “Cooking Through a Crisis”
The Sound of Thunder (Purple Skies)
You would think that being 39 years old and having experienced some great tragedy in my life would’ve toughened me up by now. Hell no! I am still deathly afraid of thunder. I can remember as a child, a teenager and even as a adult; I would crawl into my grandmothers bed whenever there wasContinue reading “The Sound of Thunder (Purple Skies)”
Everyone Can’t Be Famous
As a child I always knew I wanted to be someone special. I wanted to be famous, or someone people could count on the change the world. I knew I would use words to do that. I loved writing stories, bringing my imagination to life. One summer while traveling, my moms and I stopped atContinue reading “Everyone Can’t Be Famous”
No Trespassing
After a night of tequila shots, multiple bottles of wine and some pot. Jake, Tamara, Collin and Grace go out for a drive knocking on random doors. They get to an area that’s a dead end,but there’s a hill they are curious to go over. Looking for more people to terrorize with their childish play,Continue reading “No Trespassing “
All Roads Lead Somewhere
Chad, Charlie and Caleb Denton, born December 29,1980 to Charles and Diane Denton. The triplets were the talk of this small city just outside of Nashville, Tn. Everyone that saw them always complimented their appearance, their manners as they grew older and their handsome features they inherited from their father,Charles. The Denton Brothers were definitelyContinue reading “All Roads Lead Somewhere “
Jumping Ship
Being a woman who has traveled numerous places and had the opportunity to explore lots of things and people, those explorations gave me much insight on the human species. We know or at least we should know that everyday we will come in contact with different people with different personalities and attitudes. From some ofContinue reading “Jumping Ship”