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THE SIXTH VOW

Chrissy Siggee — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:32:00 EST

Sara felt the coolness of the floor on her bare feet as she stood in the vestibule. Everyone stood and turned to see the bride enter. For anyone who knew Sara, it wasn�t hard to imagine the reason why she had chosen the uncompleted refurbished chapel for her special day.

THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON

Chrissy Siggee — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:15:00 EST

Everyone, except Ada, knew Rosie to be just a pig. Ada�s ideal retirement for Rosie was to explore the ancient land of dragons by day, visit the kitchen for under-the-table dinner scraps, then dream by the fireplace.

At breakfast one dank April morning, Grandma suggested they have roast pork for Sunday lunch, complete with the traditional two vegetables and brown gravy made from the juices of the roasting meat. It was while Grandma chatted on about where she would insert the large rotisserie rod when Ada ran from the kitchen with Rosie close at her heels. �It will help tenderise the old sow,� Grandma continued.

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Chrissy Siggee — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:27:00 EST

No one, especially not 44, would expect what followed the invention of SavvyChoice�s new Super Entertainment Network Systematic Active Technological Interactive On-track Node�which was eventually shortened to SENSATION for obvious reasons.

THERE'S A TIGER IN OUR GARDEN!

Chrissy Siggee — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:38:00 EST

�Daddy, Daddy, there�s a tiger in our garden!�

�I hope not Stevie. He might dig up the watermelon seeds.�

�Should we feed the tiger so he won�t come and eat us up?�

�Okay, you hold Mommy�s kitchen scrap-bucket and I�ll put on my garden boots.�

�I have my garden boots on too, Daddy. Look, Mummy tied the laces. Do you think tigers wear garden boots too, Daddy?�

THE PROBLEM WITH TESS

Chrissy Siggee — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:02:00 EST

Seven-year-old Josh hurried inside looking for his father. He let the back door slam behind him and rushed from room to room calling as he went. �Dad, there�s something wrong with Tess. She won�t eat. She won�t chase her ball. She won�t do anything. I think she�s sick!�

CARLA'S BIG CHANCE - (TEENS COPING WITH PEER PRESSURE)

Chrissy Siggee — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:21:00 EST

Carla answered her cell phone after the second line of her special ringtone �Nobody Weird like Me�, Travis�s favorite song. �Hi, Travis, what�s up?�

�Hey kiddo, nothing much, Just wanted to see how my baby sister was doin�.�

�Oh, fine, I guess. Just wish Dad would ease up on me.�

Travis chuckled. �Still skipping classes, aye?�

�You know I hate school, Travis. Why do I need an education to be in movie? It�s�� Carla�s voice trailed off.

�I know, Sis. You just wanna hit the big time now.�

�Yeah, as if that�s going to happen.�

FEILDS OF LAUGHTER - (CHILDREN COPING WITH GRIEF)

Chrissy Siggee — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:31:00 EST

The sun was warm on the somber faces of ten year old twins, Holly and Steve. Their legs swung carelessly over the edge of the old rustic fence. Aunt Mary shuffled past with her black veil held tightly against her chin, barely noticing the children.

GOLD STAR AWARD

Chrissy Siggee — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:44:00 EST

Wendy sat uncomfortably on a straight-backed chair. That morning she had decided to put away her husband�s trousers which had constantly needed altering. Cancer had reduced his size dramatically, and it broke her heart with every pair she stitched. After his death she needed a new project, a new direction.

BROWN BLOB IN THE BUBBLES

Chrissy Siggee — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:10:00 EST

I placed the stopper in the bath tub, turned the 'cold� faucet on, and adjusted the temperature using the hot water. Removing the lid from a new bottle of bubble bath, I sniffed the lavender fragrance before I poured a generous amount into the bath tub where the water splashed onto the old water-stained porcelain.

DUMB BLONDE

Chrissy Siggee — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:26:00 EST

Jeremy hit the elevator button to go to the third floor. He hummed as he felt the rise. It wasn�t really a tune; it never was with Jeremy. He couldn�t sing a note and his humming was no better, but he loved to annoy anyone who was in earshot. The elevator stopped with a bump and the doors parted. He step out and turned left. He entered the �Thomas and Chadwick at Law� offices and tipped an imaginary hat at the secretary.

HEART OF MINE...

JesusPuppy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:48:00 EST

She stood silent in the shadows as she watched for her quarry, the demon that had struck such a blow to threatened her heart. Though anger tried to force its way to her mind, she remained calm.

MRS. PERFECT PEACE - Part 2

Samuel Connelly — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:40:00 EST

As Robert tries to understand and discover the secret of who this mysterious woman is, she takes him back in time to remember who he use to be.

He soon finds that the mystery of this woman, is in fact connected to who he once was. And in finding himself, the secret of the woman also unfolds. 

MRS. PERFECT PEACE - Part 1

Samuel Connelly — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:32:00 EST

Robert McClarnie, a forty-year-old Vice President of a cutting edge communications technology corporation has found himself tired of life. Working sixty to seventy hours a week, with no time for his wife or two kids, he has sacrificed everything that he once loved, in hopes to pursue a 'good life'. In doing so, he has completely lost himself.

But tonight, when Robert lays his head on his pillow, he will enter through a door.  A spiritual demention; a realm, hidden to the eyes of men, will draw him in to come face to face with a mysterious woman who holds the key to helping him discover his purpose, his vision, his reason for being alive.

HUMILIATIONS KING: THE FIRST EASTER MORNING

Samuel Connelly — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:38:00 EST

What was it like in Hell on that first Easter morning, after the Devil thought he had killed the Son of God...only to find out that he fell right into His plan. Welcome to my mind, this is how I see it.

TO BREATHE AS ONE

Chrissy Siggee — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:07:00 EST

Sarah struggled to breathe. She had suffered from asthma for most of her forty four years. Her nebulizer had always eased the breathlessness. Not this time. Oh God, help me! What�s happening? She forced herself to concentration. In�out. In�out.

GRAFFITI KING

Chrissy Siggee — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:12:00 EST

The lunch bell rang. The din of chairs screeching, student chatter and books slamming echoed in the classroom.

�Peter Mason, I�d like a word with you in my office over lunch.�

�Yes Sir.�

THOMAS

Chrissy Siggee — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:43:00 EST

The smell of fresh coffee teased my nostrils. I entered Daisy�s Café below the row of offices that overlooked a noisy intersection on Ninth Street.

Daisy�s beaming smile greeted me. �Morning, Dave. The usual?�

SEA HAWKE

Chrissy Siggee — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:38:00 EST

�Father, let me take the Sea Hawke. I can bring home more fish.�

�Son, it�s one thing to go out past the bay on your own in the Mermaid, but you need more experience with the Sea Hawke. The Sea Hawke is much too big for you to handle on your own.�

�But, Father...�

MYSTERY OF KEATS MISSING �ENDYMION' - SOLVED

Chrissy Siggee — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:55:00 EST

Historian Albert Winslow sat at his desk in a sparsely furnished London office. Using two large wooden tweezers, he gently unrolled the manuscript. Faded calligraphy on tea coloured paper revealed its age and fragility. With a magnifying glass he studied the almost legible signature confirming the author, John Keats.

THE ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY-TWO STEPS....

Chrissy Siggee — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:45:00 EST

One Hundred Twenty-Two Steps to the Floor of the Rainforest: the sign read at the beginning of the narrow track.

My husband checked his cell phone. �Are you sure about this? There�s no reception up here, so I doubt if there is any at the bottom.�