The Meadow

Posted by Leah on 5/19/2021 3:42:41 PM

I wrote this story a few years ago, in 2019, for my niece. Much of it is taken from real life, though it is a work of fiction. I hope you enjoy it as much as my niece does. 

She walked down the well beaten path through the woods, the sun dappling through the trees, seeming to transport her to another world.
It wasn’t a long hike, but Emma was unable to make it often –the duties of home and school proving too much of a burden. But because of this burden she made the trip as often as possible.

While it was her destination that ultimately brought Emma the most joy, the ...

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A Tribute to my Sister

Posted by Leah on 2/28/2021 11:40:40 AM

My sweet baby sister passed away on February 24, 2021 due to complications during a hysterectomy. This is the tribute I wrote for her. It was the most difficult thing I've ever written.
A Go Fund Me has been set up in order to raise moneys for a trust for Laura's children, (aged 12 and 9). Any and all donations are deeply appreciated. If you'd care to donate the link is here ...

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River of Words

Posted by Leah on 8/27/2020 4:07:57 PM

I hardly know where to begin. The thoughts have been stewing, brewing, and churning for too long without real (fully open and honest) outlet. One minute I think of some grand new scheme for this or that, some novel new way I’ll be freer, happier, calmer; the next I’m in a shambles, crying till I gag because I’m the worst human who ever lived and the fact that I’m still here at all is what’s really wrong with the world. I can’t tell if I’m actually making progress on anything at all. If I’m actually growing and changing as much as I believe I am, or if the entire perception is j...

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Dispatches From the Deep Woods: First Contact

Posted by Leah on 8/17/2020 8:59:45 AM

The squirrels sit in branches high above the forest floor, dropping unappetizing bits of green pine cone as they munch and chitter away at their breakfast. The sun’s rays gleam and glimmer through the trees, washing away the shadows and uncertainty of night. The mourning dove’s coo adds a cozy familiarity and sets the mood for the day. I wonder what the effect of this musical choice will be; if the day would be better greeted by the haunting, melodious wood thrush, but the sun hitting my pupils wipes away the thought, yanking me back to present.

In swoops the hummingbird, yet it’s alr...

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Dispatches From the Deep Woods: Savage Motherfuckers

Posted by Leah on 8/16/2020 2:45:30 PM

I push open the door with my shoulder, hot coffee spilling down my arm. In my hands, phone, notebook, pen, granola bar. At least the coffee isn’t burning hot. I step down the stairs to the patio and turn towards my destination, the patio table. But as I start to take the first step towards the table after turning, I notice a chipmunk with something rather large in his tiny, human-like paw.  I freeze, staring at him, him staring at me. A standoff has begun. I strain my eyes in the dappled, early morning sun to make out what it is in the little guy’s hand. He takes a nibble of his prize as if...

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Posted by Leah on 8/16/2020 12:22:57 AM

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Dispatches From the Deep Woods: Furry Farmers

Posted by Leah on 7/20/2020 12:31:03 AM

The more I pay attention, the more Nature amazes me.

Chipmunks plant sunflower seeds, only to return for the harvest a few weeks later. The sprouts dug out of the flower pot they’d been lovingly shoved in. As far as I’ve seen, they either eat oat seed immediately, or take it back to the den for the clan. They munch garden snails and slugs as they find them, these live protein sources a rare live delicacy for the folk. I need to pay them more attention, but I think they like watching us about as much as we like watching them. In a way we are their tenants, as they will be here...

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I'm Back!

Posted by Leah on 5/4/2020 7:55:03 PM

Hi!

Hope you’ve been well since last time I posted here, which was forever ago. A lot’s happened in my life between my last post and now, just as I’m sure a lot has happened in yours. Let’s not get too far into all that. No sense rummaging around in the past when so much is happening right now. I will say though that I’m not going to post about movies here much anymore, unless it’s by happenstance. It’s not that I’ve given up enjoying film, (that will never happen!), it’s that my Post Concussion Syndrome symptoms are still such that I can’t enjoy most of the new films coming out today; ...

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I Swear I Have a Good Excuse!

Posted by Leah on 3/11/2019 12:48:27 AM

Dear Everyone, I’m sorry it’s been so long. To say I’ve missed you and writing here, is an understatement. I feel as though I’ve neglected a little piece of myself. But it’s all been for good reason. Over the past year I’ve had one health issue after another,and none of them are connected (except they’ve all happened to me, so I guess they ARE connected). I got a concussion in early 2018. Usually someone with this type of minor head trauma would be long healed by now; I have not. I’ve had too many concussions in my life (I’m accident prone), and at last count, this one was my sixth or seve...

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I don't Know How Long it Will Be

Posted by Leah on 5/31/2018 9:05:09 PM

Hi All

I'm so sorry for not updating this sooner. Back in February I got a concussion. This isn't my first (in fact it's the 5th or 6th), so I'm having ongoing serious issues. I'm also taking a LONG time to recover.

One of the main issues is the inability to look at a screen of any type for more than a few minutes, hence why it took so long for me to write this to begin with. Of course that also means I can't watch many, if any movies right now, so I won't be adding anything new here for awhile. I don't know how long awhile will be.

I will try to update this as I recover, but m...

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