Footprint

Everyone's footprint, like their fingerprint, is unique and individual. Today, I was talking with a friend about famous singers and how ofttimes, their children try to fill their shoes.  For instance, more than one of Merle Haggard's children have tried to break into music without their father's degree of success. Another example is Shooter Jennings, who is …

Footprint

Everyone's footprint, like their fingerprint, is unique and individual. Today, I was talking with a friend about famous singers and how ofttimes, their children try to fill their shoes.  For instance, more than one of Merle Haggard's children have tried to break into music without their father's degree of success. Another example is Shooter Jennings, who is …

The Bed

THE BED BY JAN SIKES  If you’ve read Flowers and Stone, you know that it was a big scene and turning point in the story when Rick (aka Luke) took me (aka Darlina) to his house in Brownwood for the first time. One of the things I noticed right away was the bed. Made in …

No Shame in Surrender

This time of year brings around so many vivid memories, this being one. On March 9, 2009, a long agonizing night began for me and Rick Sikes. He had been in and out of the hospital since January 2009 and we were back again for more IV antibiotics to try and fight the infection slowly …

The Hat by C.S. Boyack

The Hat is one of the most fun stories I have read all year! Here's the blurb and my Five Star Review BLURB: Lizzie St. Laurent is dealing with many of the struggles of young life. She lost her grandmother, and her living arrangements. Her new roommate abandoned her, and she's working multiple jobs just …