I feel like I should start this like the stereotypical AA meetings you see in movies. You know: “Hi, my name is Abby, and I am a klutz.” Why are we talking about this? Well, because I want to share my lament in hopes that it might encourage others not to bemoan their own klutz status.Continue reading “True Confessions of a Klutz”
Category Archives: Stories
Private . . . Ear?
I was going through some old files today, and found this sassy snippet of a story starter, which I wrote to a dear friend while I was off galavanting the globe and she was taking a creative writing class and needed to get her creative juices flowing. . . After reading it over, I decidedContinue reading “Private . . . Ear?”
Plain George’s Secret
October 8, 2006.
Just Another Day _______________________ A Montage of Scenes based on the contents of CNN U.S. news on October 8, 2006. (Written in 2006 by a much younger version of me- Cakey!) _______________________ Rever’nd and Mrs. Lawson have three children still. Even after today. The whole fuss kicked up after lunch. Leastwise, that’s when I heard theContinue reading “October 8, 2006.”
Matt-ers Of The Heart: Chapter 2
Matters of the Heart: A fictionalized tale of a truly concerning romantic phenomenon. By Cakey Hankerson Chapter 2: Close Call with a Matt-a Hari? When people introduce themselves and find out my name is Annie, they usually associate me directly with that cute little gingery orphan girl, sprinkled with freckles, who has never-ending pep and vim.Continue reading “Matt-ers Of The Heart: Chapter 2”
Matt-ers of the Heart: Chapter 1
Matters of the Heart: A fictionalized tale of a truly concerning romantic phenomenon. By Cakey Hankerson Chapter 1: Matt-riculation As first kisses go, it was not at all what I expected. Not that I knew what to expect; it was the first time I’d kissed someone. Later, I spent a decent amount of time considering my, well, indecent amountContinue reading “Matt-ers of the Heart: Chapter 1”