Grant was never popular during his high school years. So he should have been extremely suspicious near the end of his senior year when he was invited to a party by one of the beautiful people. But he was too excited to turn down the invitation. It all seemed innocent enough. Becky had approached him … Continue reading Popular
Warning Signs
Have you ever noticed the hazard signs that are posted on the backs or sides of trucks that are hauling some kind of hazardous materials from one point to the next? Sure you have. You probably just don’t pay much attention to them. More often than not, it’s a little red sign that warns other … Continue reading Warning Signs
Sunday Scribblings #108 – Gingerbread
Welcome to Sunday Scribblings on The Confusing Middle! Each Wednesday I provide my blogging friends with a new prompt that fits well with whatever kind of day the following Sunday is going to be. Once you see what the prompt of the week is, head over to your blog and write something in response. There are no … Continue reading Sunday Scribblings #108 – Gingerbread
Rewatching Quantum Leap – Episode 50
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the quantum leap accelerator and vanished. He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this … Continue reading Rewatching Quantum Leap – Episode 50
Memorial Day Weekend
It's Memorial Day in the US. This day and this weekend mean a lot of things to a lot of people. First and foremost, Memorial Day is meant to be a day that's set aside on our calendar to allow us, as a nation, to remember those who have given their lives in defense of … Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend
Paperclip
Because today is National Paperclip Day, our Sunday Scribblings prompt for this week is Paperclip. If you decide to write a post based on this week’s prompt, be sure to go back here and share your link so everyone can see how you interpreted things! Here’s what I did with it… So... I'm actually out of town this … Continue reading Paperclip
Question of the Week #327
Would you add a decade to your life if it meant taking a decade from the life of some random person? If so, would you still do it if you had to become friends with (and stay in touch with) the person? No... I'm not going to trade someone else's life for my own. I'm … Continue reading Question of the Week #327
The Apology
It was a beautiful afternoon. The kind of day that kids daydream about when they’re stuck inside a school listening to their teachers drone on and on about World War II or the Pythagorean Theorem. Christopher had been waiting all week for Saturday to get here and he had been praying just as long for … Continue reading The Apology
Nothing to Say
Do you ever have days when you feel like you just don't have anything to say? Today is one of those days. Actually, that's not the truth. There are plenty of things that I have to say in light of recent tragic events. But those words that I have would never reach the eyes or … Continue reading Nothing to Say
Sunday Scribblings #107 – Paperclip
Welcome to Sunday Scribblings on The Confusing Middle! Each Wednesday I provide my blogging friends with a new prompt that fits well with whatever kind of day the following Sunday is going to be. Once you see what the prompt of the week is, head over to your blog and write something in response. There are no … Continue reading Sunday Scribblings #107 – Paperclip
The Confusing Middle 