http://slow.writerscafe.org/shelleyw The original writings of author Shelley Warner en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775984196 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Last month I talked about southern hospitality and about racism. The next stop in our life journey was Tacoma, Washington, where we dealt with the disappointment of infertility. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2885101/ If you've moved around a lot, or if you've been married to a pastor, you might find this book interesting. In this chapter, unexpected circumstances take us from Idaho to Arkansas. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2883047/ A book about romance and adventure http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2872725/ A story about loss, a story about love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2866680/ Reasonable RainI see the morning sky through my bedroom window,a foggy white behind a gigantic evergreenIn the distance, I hear a car travel on wet pavementAww, RETURNING RAIN It started gently yesterday, soft and kind,nothing like the storms I’ve heard .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2864413/ All the dogs I rescued in Florida are dead. That's because twenty years have already gone by. That thought occurred to me yesterday while watching the news of the hurricane Idalia. Where did the time go?My husband Tom had been pastoring churches in the Advent Christian denomination. He was going thr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2861935/ from some adventures of Baxter, a West Highland Terrier http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2855724/ I dedicate this story to people who have anxious thoughts. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2853396/ from the series "Adventures with John in his Red Ford Truck" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2852225/ An episode in the series, "Adventures with John in his Red Ford Truck" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2848538/ a free verse poem with nostalgia, thank you to all you poets who inspired me this morning http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2847811/ Another episode in "Adventures with John in his Red Ford Truck" (though this adventure is in a purple dune buggy. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2847017/ an episode in the life of Loveable Baxter http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2845177/ I wrote this poem five years ago after watching my grand kids play at a park, and seeing what looked like the Marlboro Man. It came up in my facebook memories today. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2844703/ Baxter, my loveable and noisy West Highland Terrier, teaches me about the love of God. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2844545/ Another episode in the life of Baxter, a West Highland Terrier http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2843421/ A Story of Teamwork http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2842680/ an episode in "Adventures with John in his Red Ford Truck" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2842365/ Chapter four in the Loveable Baxter series http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2842232/ another in the Loveable Baxter series http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2841466/ Chapter 3 in Loveable Baxter series http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2840875/ Chapter two in "Loveable Baxter" series http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2840308/ I've been putting together a collection of stories about my terrier, Baxter. This is the first in my series. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2839503/ It's been a while since I've written on Writers' Cafe. I offer this story about my husband and locking doors, family, and new love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2836356/ It's been a while since I posted in Writer's Cafe, but thought I'd share this from "Adventures with John in his Red Ford Truck". In this story, we drive a highway that I used to travel with my husband http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2823835/ I've been raising my grand kids since they were little and March 27, 2022 was a difficult day. Faith had a meltdown, escalating quickly into cursing and aggressive behavior. I called the crisis team and a counselor came out. Things calmed down. While the counselor was here, Michael, a little boy cam.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2811795/ My Dad, a Human BeingMy mom has often told me negative stories about mydad. I’ve asked her not to. She does it anyway. And now, as her short termmemory fails her, she’ll tell them over and over. “Please, Mom, I don’t want tohear stories about how bad Dad was.”.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2808772/ Another Adventure with John in his Red Ford Truck http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2806958/ Winter on Hwy 14Idrive Hwy 14 and just past exit 10,Mt.Hood rises in all its white radiance,againstthe brilliant blue sky,towelcome me back to Camas. Theother day it was invisible,hiddenin a cloud of haze. That day,Inoticed the bare bleakness of the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2805461/ Another adventure with John in his Red Ford Truck http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2804397/ Roses are redViolets are blueI am cuteAnd so are you Roses are redViolets are blueIf you don’t give me treats,I’ll still love you  Roses are redViolets are blueI want a car rideHow about you? Roses are red.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2803305/ another in my "Outside My Window" Haiku series http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2800395/ Finding restoration in nature http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2799642/ the latest in a series, Adventures with John in his Red Ford Truck http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2798289/ a story of bleak beauty on a winter day while walking to church and reflections on faith and love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2797425/ Another Adventure with John in his Red Ford Truck http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2795067/ I experimented with triplets and a rhyme scheme http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2793703/ On Sundays, as I walkto church, I pass a yard with an enormous tree full of green apples; and on thefence, a sign invites people to help themselves to the bounty. I was tempted topick some just because it was so thoughtful of the family who lives there tomake the offer. But what would I do w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2793405/ Two more haiku, celebrating morning outside my window http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2792942/ In October 2021 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2792300/ Trying my hand at Haiku http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2792270/ Eight raven black legs poiseHigh on the dining room wallOut of her element She’s trapped in a human environmentHer discoverer could remove her in a crystal jarTo her open-air habitat But for now, she’s left aloneFree to weave her night time t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelleyw/2792181/
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