Category: Featured Writing

It was stuffy inside. I don't even know why I went. Oh. Jurgen felt inadequate to be a host and begged me to come. He was the only one there that I knew, and now he was off somewhere having too much fun to think about me. I made my escape outside and found a … Continue reading That Last Party by Duane L. Herrmann

When you have a mix of introvert and extrovert traits, social events cause jumbled feelings of fear, anticipation, and excitement, so much so that it spins you around and has you contemplating whether to accept the invitation, send your regrets, create an escape plan to leave early...anything to anticipate having a terrible time and avoiding … Continue reading Party Like it’s 2022 by Kathy Barlow

“Come on, let’s go! You haven’t been out of the dorm in forever!”I focus on the paper in front of me. “I have to study, Gail, I have a test coming up.”“Haven’t you highlighted the important stuff by now?” she teased.“It’s all important! How am I supposed to know what to highlight?”She sighs. “Come on … Continue reading Party by Jenna Audlin

There is a place I go with an entrance through which I emerge into a room of green: green carpet at my feet, green walls with pillars, and a ceiling of green and blue. A breeze flows through and the ceiling is set in motion as if little hands are waving. Sometimes, through openings, I … Continue reading My Special Place by Duane L. Herrmann

I am a sucker for song lyrics, perhaps because other’s words so often describe the melancholy or joy I feel in my soul, or it’s just me taking the easy way out, with words that capture my mood or moment. Song lyrics can take you a million miles away from reality or bring you closer … Continue reading  The Long and Winding Road by Kathy Barlow

The prompt inspiring this story is to describe a setting not many others know about as if it were a world unto itself. But, I’m going to step outside of the box a bit here and give my perspective on a place we all have experiences with. A school campus. When you walk onto school … Continue reading School Campus by Jenna Audlin

My hope for the future is that each human being will recognize their spiritual nature and know that the purpose of life here is to develop and exercise their spiritual qualities. While doing so, the Earth will become transformed into the paradise that has been promised in all the scriptures of the world. Each child … Continue reading Hopes & Fears for the Future by Duane L. Herrmann

“God takes care of the results,” she said. “All God expects of us, is to make an effort.” WOW!!! Stars exploded in my heart. All my life, since I had been a little boy, beginning at age two, I had been expected to produce specific results to satisfy my mother's whims and needs. If she … Continue reading Liberating Words by Duane L. Herrmann

It’s Christmas morning, running down the stairsThrowing wrapping paper ‘round without a careIt all looks fun, but when it’s time to playLooking at the package, what does it say?Batteries not included.Digging through a drawer to find a Triple AGiving up and going out to seize the dayBaking, running, singing ‘round the Christmas treeAre all just … Continue reading Batteries Not Included by Jenna Audlin