Story Jots # 14 (a) – This Droid Heart

Whoosh…
A door slides open from left to right. A young woman scurries across a bedroom as quick as she can coming to a stop at the room window. As soon as she reached the view which was into outer space, a transport pod shot away from the lower deck of the same space station she stood on the third level of. Every few seconds she waved both her hands vigorously hoping someone she missed already would see her farewell before the pod shuttle burned itself into Earth’s atmosphere becoming no longer visible. As soon as it did, her smile was gone. She felt a rush of sadness fall over her. It lasted but a few seconds until she remembered the promise she had been left with which made her smile come back.

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Trailing Behind – Haiku

smell of evergreen
in a November forest
can take you back home

Second Thoughts # 9 – A New Leaf on Life

I realized on a walk today that if you stare at fallen leaves long enough they come alive again. – Ash

Am I Write? # 39 – Off Your Game? Sit One Out.

That bench and those two trees cure writer’s block. Game on! – Ash

Second Thoughts # 8 – If I Moss Say

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When you exploit all the good things life gives you, it doesn’t leave mushroom for the bad things. – Ash

Am I Write? # 38 – We Take a Shining to Being Uninterrupted

When I see someone writing, I leave them alone, and now we’re best friends. – Ash

Story Jots # 13 – Back to the Futon

And, now you can open your eyes…

Wow… your DeLorean bed arrived. So, this is what we all got you for your birthday gift?

It certainly is. You could say this puts a new “spin” on “bedtime”.

Great and with puns included. It’s official, you’ve gone full nerd.

Shush, your pretty mouth. You like it. I can see you do behind whatever that expression is you’re trying to make. Come on, be honest. It’s exactly what you expected when you said I could get whatever I wanted for my fortieth.

Yeah, I rolled over way too easily it seems this “Back to Your Birthday” day.

Ouch!

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Night Fall – Haiku

night comes earlier
snot runs down my nose as quick
streetlights guide me home

Journal Entry # 245 – I’ll Just Leaf This Here

Thank you, reader. Thanks to every last one of you for being a follower of Earth to Ash. And to the digital passerby who for some reason found your screen with this small piece of the internet flAshing back at you…thank you, too. I don’t do these sorts of posts enough, I admit. Forgive me. But with this weekend being Thanksgiving weekend. It’s the perfect chance to acknowledge how grateful I am. For you. I would be a silent soul, lost for words. Your loyalty means everything.

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