by Melissa | Nov 19, 2019 | Art Journal
What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Will it be a quiet one with your close family and/or friends? Or are you planning to travel to join up with extended family members? Having people in? Whatever the case, as you prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, here is a list of...
by Melissa | Nov 17, 2019 | Art Journal
Susie pressed her hands to her cheeks. “It’s so sad,” she whispered, looking gloomily at the dark pantry walls. Several empty jars returned her despondent look and proved the veracity of her words. A sticky bit of goo ran down the shelf and dripped...
by Melissa | Nov 5, 2019 | A Smile for Your Day, Art Journal
Miss Peggy Periwinkle was so excited to go shopping. After selecting her favorite purple bauble purse, she eagerly stepped outside. “It would be so helpful to take a ride to the store,” she said aloud, with perplexitiy. “Please, ma’am,...
by Melissa | Nov 3, 2019 | Art Journal
I was concerned. The event I was taking pictures for was going well. But I had a problem. The kind of problem no photographer wants to get acquainted with. My battery was low. And this was my second camera. I know. Worse and more worse. The reason I was even using my...
by Melissa | Oct 31, 2019 | Art Journal
Belinda didn’t mind. The winter landscape was white and cold with a brisk, biting wind. Her two mittened hands clasped a stack of books. With eager footsteps she pressed on despite the freezing conditions. It would only be moments. Just a few more, and she would...
