Here is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ Again, this week, I’ll be featuring tiny churches, called Kandylakias in Greek, that my husband and I discovered along roadways or in inside courtyards in Chania on the island of Crete. If you would like to see last week’s…
The bigger the knot, the further you travel. I never imagined. Not until the day, deep inside the forest, I became lost. The sun set. The sounds of nighttime predators, real or imagined, whispered. Then I saw it. A knot in a nearby tree glowing faintly. I drew close, then closer, until I was once…
Here is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ For another week, I’m featuring Chania on the Island of Crete in Greece. During our one month’s stay in Chania, we came across many tiny churches along the roads or inside courtyards. It became an obsession for my husband…
This is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ Again, this week, I’m featuring finds from Chania on the island of Crete in Greece. As my husband and I walked around the narrow streets in Old Town and other parts around Chania, it was fun to find street…
Lilith gazed out at the reflections on the river cast by the brilliant lights from the city. A disturbance caught her eye. She squinted toward the river where a small rip in the water grew larger. Shadows emerged from inside the tear. They dipped and swirled above the waters, and the reflections blinked to darkness….
This is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ This week’s door post is a continuation of discoveries I found in Chania, Crete in Greece. For my last post, I featured Old Town located behind the harbor of Chania. This week I have more from this charming area. …
I live behind a veil, safe inside my head. I try to disappear; shrink into the shadows, blend in with the walls. When they notice me, I smile when they hurt me and agree when I don’t. I silence their voices by listening to the one who lives with me inside my head. She is kind…
This is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ Moving away from the Venetian Harbor in Chania (my last week’s door post), my husband and I romped around the charming narrow streets and alleyways of the historic heart of Chania called Old Town, located near the harbor and…
This is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ In January, my husband and I traveled to Chania on the westernmost side of the Island of Crete in Greece for a one month visit. For the next several weeks, I’ll be featuring doors and other treasures we discovered…
Here is my contribution to “Friday Fictioneers,” a weekly writing challenge hosted by the lovely Rochelle Wisoff Fields. With the help of a photo prompt to inspire, we’re to write a 100-word story. This week, the colorful photo was provided by Rowena Curtin. ~~ Elena and her husband’s garden was full of colorful blooms and hearty…
This is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ For the third week in a row, I’m featuring photos taken while romping around cold and snowy Milan, Italy in December. It was an incredible trip and included … The Church of Santa Maria del Carmine which was built…
This is my contribution to the weekly Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities blog. ~~ Another post this week from a cold December visit to incredible Milan, Italy. Last week, I featured the magnificent Milan Cathedral (Duomo of Milan). This week, I’ll be featuring the area surrounding the Duomo, the Piazza del Duomo. Beside…
Thoughts of a Wanderer 