Category: “Creative” Writing
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Pushpins
This is my first and only short story. I wrote in 2011. Published it on the blog under another name in 2012 and have since made a number of edits. I love this little story. I love Emeline and Jimmy. I hope you do too. Emeline unrolled a map of North America and hung it…
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Love Song
Today I offer a post from the Householder’s Archives. It’s a little fiction/poetry I wrote a couple of years ago and thought, in light of my recent musings on faith, vision, and traveling into the unknown, this would be an appropriate transition piece as we prepare for Thanksgiving and Advent. Enjoy. It begins in the dark,…
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In Protest
The following appeared as a guest post on Abbey of the Arts. It’s been a difficult year. And not just for me. Too many friends and family have been put through the ringer. Marriages crumbled. People moved. Children got sick. Addictions took over. Dreams were shattered. A mother died. A sister died. A baby died.…
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Love Song
Dear Ones, It has been some time since I’ve posted. What precious writing time I have these days is devoted to my journal and to fiction. I’ve been thinking about change, about seasons and relationships and about God. So often we speak of the earth and the seasons like a romance. And we speak of…
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Get Your Cit Together Part II: With a Little Help from My Friends
It’s not surprising that my 21 Day Consciousness Cleanse has turned into the 50-ish day cleanse. One can only do so much with an infant. Has it helped? Yes. Do I find myself more connected to my soul’s deeper purpose? In a way. Do I recommend everyone do this? Sort of. While I think it’s…
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Of French Toast, Adventures and Peg-Legged Gingerbread Men
In honor of the coming Christmas Holiday, the broad window behind the checkout desk at the library sports a garland of construction paper gingerbread men and women “dressed” in various costumes. While the nice librarian was scanning my stack of books I let my eyes look over each one. Most were cute but a little…
Melinda Emily Thomas 