All articles filed in Christine Wichman

Unrelenting Spirit  ———————————————————- Blogophilia Week 23.7 Topic: Unrelenting Spirit Bonus Points: (Hard, 2 points) Incorporate a Mary Poppins quote or line: I used “While the moon drifts in the skies…  Stay awake, don’t close your eyes.” and “Stay awake, don’t nod and dream… “ (Easy, 1 point) Include two types of yellow birds in blog:…

co created via inspiration from Dave Schraeder Dream a Little Dream Ecrits Blogophilia Week 20.13 Topic: “I Feel Better Now” Hard Bonus: Use a Woodrow Wilson quote (Begins the blog) Easy Bonus: Include your dream job *************************** “You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world…

Blogophilia Week 22.7 Topic: Cold November Shame Bonus Points: (Hard, 2 points) incorporate the character Sherlock Holmes in your blog (Easy, 1 point) incorporate a token of love (i.e., a ring, love letter, etc.) —————————————————————- Cold November Shame ~ A Murder Mystery by Christine Wichman c. July 2014 London, England  November 29th, 2014 A string…

Dark Angel ————————————– Blogophilia Week 19.8 Topic:  Dark Angel Bonus Points: (Hard, 2 pts)  Integrate a lyric by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Dark star, I see you in the morning,Dark star, a’ sleeping next to me.Dark star, let the memory of the eveningBe the first thing that you think ofWhen you open up your…

When Earth says call me Gaia,you know she means business.She is changing, shiftingevolving into realms beyond realms. Ready or not her mountain heartand forest roots are rebelling.Rivers and oceans cryingeven her winds are dying. Golden sunsets heal all wounds,Midnight skies, her warm cocoonCome dawn, new hope…new lifeA clean slate, new age…new time. ~Christine Wichman c.…

Around the Bend… (Notes on my journey) by Christine Wichman c. June 2016 He rolled down the window of his shiny new jag, “Don’t be afraid to give up the good and go for the great! Bending the rules is the only rule!” and then he sped off leaving me with that insight and eleven…

************************* Don’t lose your sparkleDon’t lose your shinewithin this misty circle of timeLife is fleeting, translucent at bestOnly present moments can last Between capricious whims andLoquacious spiels, many webs are spunIt’s easy to get tangled upin more than one Open your heartOpen your wingsOnly an open mindcan lead to new things Beyond this fragile illusionlie…

************************************************ Zelda Zephyr lived in a Zoo where Zoroastrianism ruled, she had two favorite Giraffes, Lenny and Stu. One day her Giraffes came to her window to check on her plight, it seems she had been gone most of the night. “Helllooo? Zelda??” called Lenny and Stu, “Where are you?” Lenny and Stu Groggy and…

Written By Christine Wichman c. June 10, 2018 – December 2018 Damn that Aiden McGregor, “Wait until dark he says, I’ll be ‘round for ya. I promise.” But ‘tis like me Ma always said, if there’s trouble ahead, trouble will find me. I ‘spose ‘tis the Murphy curse I’m under, sittin’ out here in the…

Nearly twenty years ago I met a life long friend, Maria. We met while taking Summer writing courses at Oxford University in England. I was thrilled to discover Maria was a Bay Area girl as well, so it was easy to remain friends all these years. Besides sharing an eccentric nature we both shared a…