Archive - Pike's Porch

Enjoying the breeze, the warmth of the day swinging back and forth, staring in wonder at the brightness of the trees’ green leaves against a backdrop of…

Jul 9, 2023 •

Ten Things Life’s Too Short For

Learn not to care about these things while you’re still young

Jul 5, 2023 •

Dear Hubby, I Need You to Lie to Me!

I know it’s vain, but I want compliments

Jul 2, 2023 •

June 2023

I Lived to Die, Then I Learned to Live

I had to accept the dark before I could find the light

Jun 28, 2023 •

February 2023

At the lake we would sit watch the sun dance on waves facets of a jewel Now alone I sit with memories and stroke my finger where the ring had been…

Feb 24, 2023 •

January 2023

Surviving a Minnesota January Morning

Flash-Frozen Fiction

Jan 30, 2023 •

The world is a non-stop cacophonyNoise emanates from everywhereI long for one day one hour one moment of stillness of silenceTo hear my thoughts, alone…

Jan 25, 2023 •

The Prom Night Salmon Battle of 1989

New Year's Eve 2022 Meets Senior Prom

Jan 3, 2023 •

September 2022

The calendar turns its page, and as if on cue the landscape’s stage begins the choreography of a scene change, subtly— the audience unaware at first…

Sep 29, 2022 •

August 2022

It Was Never Luck

Luck: The Invisible Equalizer

Aug 2, 2022 •

July 2022

A Love Letter to My Leggings

You are what makes life worth living

Jul 21, 2022 •

Jul 20, 2022 •

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