• Just Some Thoughts,  Tuesday Tips

    And prove it she did…

    School finished for me, and I paid Miss N. by giving her all the furniture, and leaving her to do as she liked; while I went back to my writing, which pays much better, though Mr. F. did say, “Stick to your teaching; you can’t write.” Being willful, I said, “I won’t teach; and I can write, and I’ll prove it.” From a May 1862 journal entry by Louisa May Alcott author of Little Women and other works

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    Free Short Story: The Other Woman

    Andrea Harnett, a successful working woman, believes in the strength of her marriage. Until she finds something in her drawer that shakes her to the core. Soon she starts to question everything she knows about love, her husband and herself. “The Other Woman” by National Bestselling author Dara Girard is free on this site from only the 17th to 24th .

  • Just Some Thoughts,  Tuesday Tips

    How do you measure a smile?

      What’s the weight of laughter? The length of hope? The height of connection? The magnitude of joy? The nominal value of understanding? Sometimes what’s easy to measure—data, money, things—isn’t always worth as much as it seems. “How do you measure a smile?” © 2018 Dara Girard; Image copyright at top of post © Lidya Nada/Unsplash  

  • Just Some Thoughts,  Tuesday Tips

    What do you see?

        Where others saw a drainpipe this artist saw the neck of a giraffe. What do you see when you look at the world? Come on, take a chance…share your quirky, serious, unique vision with us. “What Do You see?” © 2018 Dara Girard; Image copyright at top of post © Chris Barbalis/Unsplash