Hour 17 (Marathon Prompt – write about an obsolete or soon to be obsolete form of technology) EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT Ink on paper soon could be Obsolete technology   Daily news in paper form May soon no longer be the norm  …

prompt 16 hour 16 the “l” word   open arms to a closed heart reaching out to places hidden, knowing there was more there than met the eye in the mirror that looked more like mine than yours.   holding me up without me knowing…

The landline rang breaking the silence of the quiet morning, I awoke, but didn’t get up, It felt like a forewarning.   It’s shrill song pierced my ears, I froze on my bed, eyes filled with tears, My mind screaming over the racket, ‘Ignore it,…

Caretaker Those who take care of us They are our breathing mates Absorbing our filth Without complaining a thing Can there be anything more good than trees? Hour 14 @varenyas

The 80’s Tech I remember as a teenager having my finger at the ready To push the button on my boombox, I’d have to hold it steady. I’d wait and wait some more, just waiting for a song To record at the right time, sometimes…

opposites 1. She never listens to me His ideas are always dumb She talks so fast He never finishes a sentence She won’t face the truth about Rueben If only he spoke as fast as he drives She never wants to take a risk He…

This is tech? What the heck, Time to do a reality check…   Testing, 1, 2, 3. Is it just me? Or does thing seem obsolete…   Wires and whistles, Worse than thistles, Ready to give it a final dismissal…   Back to basics, And…

When you’re not here, I can barely breathe – And that’s the trouble, because: When you’re right beside me, I can barely breathe, Yet, I wish you were all there was. The scent of your hair is intoxicating, The sound of your laugh makes me…

All hail the 8-track Hard blocky box of memories Soundtrack to the past

I told the eight year-old to save the document using the square in the corner. She asked, “The camera?” I said no.   It was once called a floppy disk, but don’t worry about that now. Now, it is just a square. She asked again:…