A haiku written after Hurricane Sandy, which brought driving winds and torrential rain to northeast Ohio. Even the far-flung edges of this storm were sharp, long-lasting, and destructive in their force. But eventually, even such a mighty storm must cease. Our aftermath was benign in comparison to that of so many millions. I have no photos to go with this. There were enough images for all of us. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Hurricane Sandy’
Aftermath
Posted: November 8, 2012 in House and home, Nature, Personal, PoetryTags: haiku, house and home, Hurricane Sandy, Nature, personal, poetry
Friday Fictioneers–The Way It Spozed To Be
Posted: November 7, 2012 in Family, Food, Friday Fictioneers, NatureTags: apocalyptic, family, flash fiction, food, Friday Fictioneers, Hurricane Sandy, Nature, political correctness, Rochelle Wishoff-Fields, short story, survival, writing, writing from a photo prompt, writing from a prompt
Today’s Friday Fictioneers photo prompt is from our fearless leader, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The Fictioneers say hello to Sebatian Joshua Pendergast, born Nov. 4, 2012 to fellow Fictioneers “Elmowrites”, AKA Jen. Sebastian, we’re eagerly awaiting your first submission. 🙂 My story is inspired not only by this picture and the sci-fi riff always lurking about the Fictioneers, but by all those still suffering from Hurricane Sandy. Prayers go up for you daily.
To read all the stories, go to http://www.inlinkz.com/wpview.php?id=208942.
The Way It Spozed To Be
It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
We’d obeyed The One’s commands…no fossil fuels, fats, sugars, big business or AC, keep moving in the winter; worship only in the theater, on TV or on Sunday afternoons.
No Old Ones as teachers of survival–hadn’t wanted them to suffer. No young to save–too inconvenient. Nature had been tamed. We were in control.
In hidden pockets, the Rebels lived with the old skills, drinking deeply of life.
We drank only Kool-Aid.
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. It wasn’t supposed to be so cold. We weren’t meant to die…were we?
Storm warning
Posted: October 30, 2012 in Family, House and home, Miscellaneous, Musings, Nature, Personal, TechnologyTags: family, house and home, hurricane preparation, Hurricane Sandy, hurricanes, miscellaneous, musings, Nature, personal, prayer, storm preparation, storms, technology
It’s Monday evening and the outlying effects of Hurricane Sandy have reached into Ohio while the center of the storm approaches Philadelphia where our younger daughter goes to school. The rains have been ravaging northeast Ohio since Friday and now with the winds rising, there’s not only danger of flooding but that the roots of trees will be unable to maintain their hold in the soft, saturated earth, allowing the trees to topple onto anything in their vicinity…fences, plants, houses, garages, electrical wires, people. (more…)
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