ROW80 checkin’ in (Jan 29)

I met with a few challenges the last couple of weeks and though I didn’t do as well as I would’ve liked in some areas, I exceeded in others. The week before last, I had a few rough days in dealing with my depression. I expected that to happen. The road to...

Kennan’s Diary

I’m writing this so that years from now, when the pieces of our world have been put back together, people will know what happened. They will know what we had to go through just to survive.  Entry 1: My name is Kennan O’Malley. I’m fifteen years old and I live in a...

It’s a Kitties’ Life

Sometimes, I wish I were a cat. They have the best lives. Or at least mine do. They have fresh food and drinking water without having to go to the store and buy it themselves. They get yummy treats (we call them nom-noms – and they know that word!). They have a...

Forgotten ROW80 for Jan 11

It was one of those days where I knew there was something I had to do but I couldn’t remember what, exactly. I walked, I did chores, I ran errands. I took care of things that needed to be done.  But something nagged at me from the subconscious regions of my...

The Magic in Roses

Long strands of grass tickled Ava’s knees as she squatted below the window ledge of the old cottage. Paint was peeling off the ledge and chunks of it had fallen on the ground below. Ava didn’t dare touch it for fear of it crumbling right there in her hand. Instead she...