Category Archives: Writing

Tita (NaBloPoMo Day 8)

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Helen C

I went to get a haircut yesterday. It was definitely a couple of months overdue. My hair grows fast. Normally, a haircut would look good on me for two weeks. But past experience had assured me that no one would … Continue reading →

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Banana Cream Pie (NaBloPoMo Day 7)

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Helen C

One local restaurant is famous for pies. The other day, before heading to my friend’s house for dinner, I stopped by to pick up a pie. “I would like to buy a banana cream pie,” I said to a young … Continue reading →

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Mother-in-law (NaBloPoMo Day 6)

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Helen C

Mom was an old fashioned woman. She treated my dad like a royal king, and treated every one of her son-in-laws like a royal prince. Of course, she expected her daughters to follow suit. One day when we visited my … Continue reading →

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A Black Cat (NaBloPoMo Day 5)

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Helen C

Today, I decided to share a flash fiction story, which I wrote many years ago. It was published by Postcard Shorts. I hope you will enjoy it. First, about the photo: Lois, at … on pet and prisoners…, took many … Continue reading →

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YOU is Not-Equal to I (NaBloPoMo Day 4)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Helen C

Last week, in front of many CEOs, a wise friend said, “One mistake many people make is to think YOU as an extension of I. You should like what I like, behave the way I behave, and believe what I … Continue reading →

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A Special Radio (NaBloPoMo Day 2)

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Helen C

My daughter loves to sing. When she was 7 or 8, whenever we took a road trip, she would sing her heart out from the backseat. Sometime she would take requests from us. I wasn’t good in remembering names of … Continue reading →

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NaMo and A Bike Story

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Helen C

Every year toward the end of October, I get excited, not because of Halloween, but because NaNoWriMo is around the corner. National Novel Writing Month (often shortened to NaNoWriMo /ˈnænoʊ ˈraɪmoʊ/), is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes … Continue reading →

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World Peace

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Helen C

World peace — is it possible? One day a month or two ago, there was a golf game scheduled to be shown on TV, which I knew my husband would enjoy watching. That morning, with a soft (and loving – … Continue reading →

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What I should have said…

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Helen C

A couple of years ago, my nephew Jason introduced google photo to me. After trying it for 5 minutes, I gave up. This year, again, Jason created a google photo album to share our family gathering photos. Seeing how much … Continue reading →

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A Little Thought – 2017 Week 10

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Helen C

This is the second scheduled post. If it works according to the plan, it will be posted on Mar. 2, 2017. My mom passed away on Mar. 2, 2001. No matter what I do to move on from this pain, … Continue reading →

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