How many words can you make with 7 letters?

How many words can you make with 7 letters?

The priceless gift of a PENNINO pendant.

I was walking my dogs the other day when we passed a telephone pole with a thin cable running down the side that had come a little loose. I wondered what it was for and what would happen if someone snipped it. And then I noticed every telephone pole had this vulnerable wire that, if clipped, would it cause chaos for the phone company and the neighborhood? And then I imagined myself doing such a thing, sneaking out late at night with a pair of clippers and wreaking havoc. That ability to do something rash, to make a difference, albeit a negative one, exists in all of us.

A few years ago, I often got stuck in the old seeking-approval rut, the "I’m-not-good-enough" rut, the "people-don’t-like-me" rut. I rarely get snagged there anymore, except when I'm scrolling through social media posts and comparing mine to others, thinking I don't generate as many "likes" as they do. Thankfully, the fall doesn’t last nearly as long as it used to. I pick myself up fairly quickly, dust myself off, and continue on my journey towards self-love. I do that with the help of spiritual tools such as readings, prayer, journaling, and admitting this fault to a trusted friend or two. 

The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction (The Smokey) is now an annual competition that celebrates and compensates excellence in flash. Our first grand prize winner in 2018 was “Whale Fall” by ...

ALT: a picture of winnie the pooh and piglet with the words happy winds day

Dr. Lucinda Bateman, an ME/CFS expert, explains the mental and physical toll that plagues the people who suffer from myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome.

ALT: an aerial view of a busy intersection with the words tokyo 19:17