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Are you an aspiring writer, poet or artist? Or maybe you want to try your hand at any of the above? We want to share your art! Read directions on how to submit your creative work below:
For submissions: Send your short story or poem (150 words or less) or a photo of your artwork to Rebecca.Fending@lifestylesafter50.com with the words “Creative Corner” in the subject line. Please include which Florida city you currently live in to ensure that your work will be published in your local edition. Artwork must be before the 15th of every month, otherwise it will be held as potential news for the following issue’s publication. Include your name, phone number and address. Work is published on a basis of what space is available.
Creative Corner Submissions for November
“My Car Won’t Start” by John M. Alexander
My car won’t start But, seeing I’m smart And handsome and College degreed I’m sure that I’ll know In a few minutes or so Just what it is It might need. The differential seems sound And appropriately round. The frimulator’s fine I can tell. Transmission’s okay (I keep it that way.) And the starter and coils Are both swell. Through my precognition The electronic ignition Is plugged in and Works just great. Upholstery and rugs And wires and plugs Are all in condition First rate. But, the damn thing won’t start. And, though I’m obviously quite smart I’m beginning to think I’m an ass After hours of probing And testing and groping . . . . I think I forgot To get gas.
“Bunny” by Paula Timpson
Bunny
Bunny,
I see you
Silent gift you are
Special like butterflies
Spirits dancing in life
Animals are Angels
For a lifetime
Creating
Grace
Little Tyke’s Thanksgiving – A Short Story by Ann-Marie Stenhouse
Little Tyke, Billy, lay in bed; he didn’t want to move this morning. The smell of roasted turkey permeated his brain. Once a year, he looked forward to those wonderful odors coming from the downstairs kitchen where a large turkey had been slowly cooking all night long. In a few hours, his grandparents would be here. They would bring brightly colored presents to put under the tree that Daddy had cut down yesterday. Little Tyke thought, I’ve got to be a really lucky boy to have such a great family. His second thought was, Maybe I’ll get to have the wishbone. His third daydream was, And maybe this year, I’ll get the big turkey leg!
Trading Spaces (chosen for ” Embracing Our Differences” Exhibit at Sarasota Florida Island Park) by Theresa Loder
If you could be me
And I could be you
And we traded places
For a week or two
Then my perspective
And your point of view
Would change in ways
Maybe many maybe few
We'd realize
Where our journey takes us
It's the who what where why how
That makes us
But
Since you are you
And I am me
We can only imagine
What that change might be
No matter where you go
Or who you see
You 'll always be you
And I'll always be me
