http://slow.writerscafe.org/zippertootsie The original writings of author Diane en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776016697 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A Child is Lost It's been 40 years since the call came in...A child is lost they said.I could not search for I had my own one sweet,but he went to join instead. I ached to help, then a vision came...the little shoes by weathered boards on the path beside the lake.A sign, I thought...he will be .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zippertootsie/979443/ I've tried to write a Bucket List...( They say I really should.)but try as hard as I can try...( I'd write it if I could.)instead I'll write a List of Life,including all the things,that I have done across the yearsand given me my wings...To go to where the normal folksrarely seem t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zippertootsie/630484/ Research says that eye color in adults changes in only one of every billion people. Interesting? It did happen to me in my 30s! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zippertootsie/627620/ A flash of black which caught my eye,unaware that I was not alone.A single feather at my feet,inviting me to put it in my pocketso I could fly high above the tree tops. He stood silently at my window,eyes the color of lemons,staring me down, inscrutable and proud.This spectre .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zippertootsie/627498/ Last night I dreamt of flying  with tumultuous winds scattering dust about my head  and long shadows casting umbrage against the walls.Released by wings of pleasure from the earthly prisonof heartstrings and heartbreak,I laughed at the silver cord that held be tethered to a dream.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zippertootsie/627386/