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Polliwiggle and the Stork

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:06:00 EST

Dedicated to Dr. Schauble,
who composed the �lullaby" based on Psalm 46 and honored in this st

Changing Sides of a Helpline

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:50:00 EST

In 2003, I had the first honest conversation with another person that I had had in a long time. She asked me what kind of drugs I took and how much I drank. We talked about my desire to end my

Prayer For Real

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:50:00 EST

Dear Lord, please help me quit drinking. I prayed that so many times. Time and again I prayed; Dear Lord, please help me quit drinking. And time and again I

This Little Light

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:30:00 EST

The gray house in front of Sarah was like a gravestone; a monument to mark the place where her innocence was lost. �This little light of mine, I�m gonna let it shine. I won�t

The Age Of Love

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:59:00 EST

"I'll, uh, be right back," I spat out, excusing myself to the restroom. As I wiped beads of sweat from my forehead, I looked back to see her face full of confusion. Wow, even when incredibly con

Looking through the �Dirty� Glass

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:57:00 EST

I look through the dirty glass but I cannot see thru it clearly. I know one thing; the stare back is not coming from the person I love. The quick onset of depression has stricken the pe

Phoenix Rising

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:56:00 EST

Phoenix Rising

By Cassandra Gifford

After a particularly heartbreaking 3 months, I�d begun drinking heavily. I was a single mother of five children, had been illegally ado

Where�s your Blue Bird?

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:34:00 EST

Where�s your Blue Bird?

I approached the bar slowly, wife in front, like a buck making its way through unfamiliar territory. I spotted him, a Switzerland Cowboy nested in and leaning into the

A Twelve Ounce Program

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:43:00 EST

It has been said that when I mix beer and thought, I can be dangerous, so I quit drinking. Not for any other reason but the love of the most beautiful girl in the world.

Me & TJ

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:20:00 EST

No one knows why things happen. Some say certain events happen for a reason; it is all in God�s great plan. Others may argue that it is only coincidence.

the real reason for depression

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:57:00 EST

Imagine yourself getting your most favorite thing or experience in your life without the thinkable imagination of the possibility of this thing going away, or suddenly disappearing, or causing you to l

There will always be hope.

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:41:00 EST

Every day as I grew up I saw my father stick a needle into his arm, I saw my mother loading a bowl, and I sat and watched as their lives quickly evaporated. A day after my family hit rock bottom

For The Love of Polly

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:59:00 EST

My best friend lies underneath the dogwood tree in my back yard. She was only seven years old; a beautiful, healthy, playful little girl. I've heard how rare it is to lose o

Really Short Story Contest: Win $100!

No Author — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:57:00 EST

An online publication thrives on its continual release of engaging content. Covering world news and highlighting recent national headlines are crucial to keeping an audience informed, but the powerful stories of individual readers are often ignored. In the recurring search for articles that express the passions of our publication, we know that the power of prose is largely determined by whether or not it relates to each reader. With this in mind, we�ve joined NewsPortalSite Corporation�s �Really Short Story Contest�, along with several other website publishers, and are calling all writers to join the fun.

We�d like our readers to participate in the writing process and to be involved in the stories of our publication. After all, sometimes our readers are our best writers.

PICKING UP THE PIECES

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:12:00 EST

How do you move on when you loose that one person in your life? That wall that shielded you from everything that could ever hurt you. How do you begin to recover from the pain that death can bring upon you?