Tag: Traveling
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The Island Flamingo: Chapter 5
My massage lasts for 2 hours, though I’m asleep throughout the treatment. While dreaming, the pink light reappears in front of me. I try to approach it, but I can’t go any faster than a snail. -
The Island Flamingo: Chapter 4
The sun shining through the window wakes me up. I hear water running in the bathroom, signifying that the supervisor is getting ready for our spa day. I pull the covers over my head and close my eyes to fool her. It does not work, and she lifts me out of the bed and escorts ... -
The Island Flamingo: Chapter 3
A supervisor joining me on my ‘vacation’ escorts me through the airport. She says she wants to help me relax. More likely, she wants to get a free vacation for herself. I do not argue, though. The flight consists of screaming children, snoring, obnoxious passengers, and rude flight attendants. I swear in the hopes of ... -
The Island Flamingo: Chapter 2
It was 8 pm when I returned. The last six hours were akin to listening to a ranting relative during Thanksgiving dinner. Instead of having a delicious meal to distract me, I only acquire brain freeze and extra calories. My good judgment decided against using my car, but it hadn’t counted on the rain worsening. ... -
Snow Skins – Part 1
It was an awful thing to give birth. To feel the blood escape while your body stretches around a thing that had been growing, living off of you, for months. Deirdre gripped the headboard of the bed. Three years ago, she’d never imagined this, would have laughed if you suggested it. But now, all she ... -
How Would You Like To Live? Off-Grid? RV? Here Is How I Would Like To Live, With Nature
A simple Google search will lead to many websites and people talking about living off-grid. They can range from “preppers” to people who want to live the simple life. For my family, it is the combination of the two. My husband is a prepper, and I want to get back in touch with nature. He ...