: About Me

Barbara Kasey Smith was born in a coal mining town in West Virginia. Her father was a coal miner. There were seven children in her family and life definitely wasn't an easy one in the coal camp community. I'm sure, you've probably heard the country song about a coal miner owning his soul to the Company Store; well, this is the truth, any miner in our town certainly owed his soul to the company store. They could never get ahead because everything they bought had to be bought from the Company Store and this took all of their salaries. Life in the town was lean and a struggle. No one had extras or luxuries.

Barbara's fantastic imagination and ability to tell her siblings stories at night, kept her and them full of dreams, wishes for better days to come, kept them happy and waiting for another story each night. She told serial stories and maybe a story would go on for a month or two. Many nights she would whisper the story until she would be hoarse.

Barbara lived in the state until she was old enough to go to work on her own. She left the coal mining town for the Washington, D.C. area, where she went to work for the Federal Government. Barbara worked for thirty-two years in the government before retiring.

She loves to write, to travel, football games, antique hunting, singing, and various other arts and crafts. She is a Christian and her aim is to write religious poetry, religious short stories and books, in the hope it will bring a sense of peace and comfort to those who read her writings. She loves to write, using them as examples, to touch the heart of a young person who is going through a difficult situation. Barbara hopes that these writing will in some way allow teenagers and youngsters to know there are people to turn to in case there is a dilemma in their lives.

Barbara's first love is writing religious poetry, free verse and books. She has had three books published: (1) No Goodbyes, (2) A Stranger's Visit, (3) Whispers of Faith. All of her books are available from Barnes and Nobel, Amazon.Com, or any book store will order the book, if you ask them to place an order for one of them.

Barbara has been published in several poetry magazines, poetry books, poetry Internet sites and other places. She has received several Editor Choice Awards and other Poetry Awards.

All of Barbara's books are available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.Com, or by ordering from any other book store.

Visit Barbara's Web Site at http://www.poetrypoem.com/smith
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All writings Barbara posts here on this site has copyrights.

My passion is ...

A relationship with God, my family, and my writing! I also love to sing and interface with other writers on the Internet.

I know too much about ...

Life's Up's & Down's, Heartaches, Pains, Happiness & Joys, etc.

My parents always told me ...

Love God and to be honest & fair in all things I attempt to do. To tell the truth regardless of who it hurts and to respect other people.

My childhood ambition ...

Become a Country Singer

My favorite memory ...

My siblings and the fun times we had growing up, and of course, giving birth to my two precious children and being able to see them grown and with families of their own.

Why I write ...

Because I love to bring to life images, people, voices, making it either into poetry, books, or articles.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Americal Idol, 48 Hours, Dancing with the Stars, 20/20, Dateline, and any local and foreign news.

My first job ...

Working at G.C. Murphy

My best moment ...

Becoming a christian, a wife, and a mother.

My inspiration ...

I would love to become a known author & writer.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Faith

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A Taste Of Heaven It's a beautiful autumn morning, leaves crunch under my feet as I walk through the woods, and it generates sounds like a musical instrument playing many different tunes. I catch myself sashaying to my own walking beat. The colorful leaves surround me like a gorgeous garden and as the sunbeams cast rays on them their shades appear to magnify. A small chipmunk appears to be in awe at my presence in its territory. I watch as it streaks like a flash of lightening around a clump of bushes, as I get closer to its terrain. I've always loved watching these little creatures and I'...

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