Yes - No - Maybe - What Say You?

The Simplicity of Brain Surgery, Life, Death & All Else By Pandora Poikilos Many moons ago, I sat with Pixel and sort clarity. The late night scene that enveloped us was more than peaceful. It was by his swimming pool, the moonlight streamed its light on the garden. We sipped our coffees and we...

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A Letter To My Brother

Author Unknown Dear Patrick, I was then an only child who had everything I could ever want. But even a pretty, spoiled and rich kid could get lonely once in a while so when Mom told me that she was pregnant, I was ecstatic. I imagined how wonderful you would be and how we'd always be together and...

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Orangeberry Book Tours - Aynoit Ashor

Warning: This novella contains explicit scenes of human trafficking, sexual abuse and child abuse.This short novel (novella) follows a daughter on her quest for the truth and a mother who wants...

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Mid-Winter's Eve

(Update on 5th January - Winner is Kelly A) To stand a chance to win a $5 Amazon.com gift card (Additionally, recommend an author to Orangeberry Phoenix  and you receive...

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Beyond Mommy Dearest

By Paula Renaye  On a recent VH1's Tough Love Miami, Steve Ward and his mother Joann helped his dating boot camp girls face their "mommy issues." I found this episode particularly interesting since I am both a daughter and a mother of daughters and have had to face my own issues on both sides...

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Little Things Like Roses

By Steve Brunkhorst If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime. - Swedish Proverb  Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from loneliness into laughter, love, and belonging. Each...

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Who Are You Trying to Convince, Me or You?

By Paula Renaye In my work, I come across a lot of people who are emotionally where I used to be—miserable, living a lie and swearing it isn’t so. In the past few days, three women have stood out as beautiful snapshots of the pain and fear that I stayed trapped in for so long. They think they’re...

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Strange, Different But Miraculous

Author Unknown On a December night in Chicago, a little girl climbed onto her father's lap and asked a question. It was a simple question, asked in children's curiosity, yet it had a heart-rending effect on Robert May. "Daddy," four-year old Barbara asked, "Why isn't my Mommy just like everybody else's...

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I Am Your Mother, Daughter, Sister, Wife & Friend

What would you do if this were your mother, sister, wife, daughter or friend?  Excerpts from an article by Ahdaf Soueif Sourced from The Guardian UK The woman is young, and slim, and fair....

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Orangeberry Book Tours - Ashley Dawn

Revenge is sweet…unless you are on the receiving end of it.  “Do you know of anyone who would want…you dead?”   Officer Daniel Jenkins was no stranger to the dangers his job...

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People Tell You Who They Are - Believe Them!

By Paula Renaye Maya Angelou had it right. When people show you who they are, you better believe them. So why don't we? Why do we believe the words we want to hear and ignore the cold, hard facts in front of our eyes that say otherwise? In short, because it's easier. We'd rather believe that people...

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Orangeberry Book Tours - Rosie Cochran

Sandra Ford is at the wrong place at the wrong time. She doesn't see a murder. She just hears it. Convincing the police that the murder is more than just a figment of her imagination seems like...

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Birthday Cake Rematch

By Rev. Raymond NolanWhether anyone wants to admit it or not, the half-century mark is a time of celebration, even if we don't really feel like celebrating.While serving as a pastor in a small Maine church, my congregation saw fit to take time to celebrate my fifty years of life with a surprise party...

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I Know I Can

By Maxine Wright Recently I had the privilege of spending a few days with both of my daughters and four grandchildren. The older I get, the more I cherish the times we have together and when things become hectic, as they are bound too with three families together, I remind myself of this precious...

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God, Speak To Me

Author Unknown The man whispered, "God, speak to me"And a meadowlark sang.But the man did not hear. So the man yelled "God, speak to me"And the thunder & lightning rolled across the sky.But the man did not listen. The man looked around and said, "God, let me see you."And a star shined brightly.But...

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You Are My Sunshine

Author Unknown Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister...

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They Are Singing Your Song

By Alan Cohen  When a woman in a certain African tribe knows she is pregnant, she goes out into the wilderness with a few friends and together they pray and meditate until they hear the song of the child. They recognize that every soul has its own vibration that expresses its unique flavor...

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