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About me - Renda Ashley

I am a 49 yr. old semi-retired talkshow host. I have the sweetest children in the world-ages 11 and 13 and a crazy wonderful husband. I should be finished with my first Novel "23 mins. till death" but much to my dismay and my editor's I'm not. Although I am

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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Suspense: 2 of 180
After twenty-five years, I have finally decided to tell what happened surrounding the disappearance of "Letty and Billy" in 1982. The following is an excerpt- *With her heart throbbing in her ears, she crawled on her hands and knees, frantically scrubbing. She rubbed harder and harder. The soapy brush was not cleaning the spo... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Your earliest memory: 9 of 310
My legs were sticking to the old wooden pew and sweat trickled down my back. The sticky heat of South Texas was my earliest memorythat along with, well, let me tell you. "It's hot in this church building," I thought to myself.My dad had been preaching for at least two episodes of Captain Kangaroo-I was sure of that.I mean eve... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Politics: 2 of 49
"I got 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats and 3 undecided. What'd you get, Annie?"Ignoring her, I continued talking into the phone, "Really? I like long walks on the beach too! Your ex girlfriend did what? I can't believe that! Well, it was her loss"Waving her arms frantically and waving a big political poster of Ronald Reagan with a... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Truth: 2 of 13
My best friend Tracey and I were two wild and crazy 20 something girls living the single life in a "cute" little apartment. (cute in truth meant crowded.) Tracey whipped around town in a used,oxidized Honda Civic that smelled like rotten eggs. I was styling in my greyish Ford Pinto. We lived a town of less than 50,000 so it w... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Boomer humor: You might not be a baby boomer if: 8 of 40
"When I was your age I had to get up at 2 in the morning, milk the cows, while pulling up weeds, and collecting the eggs for breakfast. And that was before we were allowed to start the fire for the wood burning stove to warm our frozen hands. Then we had to fix breakfast, from scratch. After that, we had to walk to school bar... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Night owls: 1 of 5
Hello, my name is Annie and I'm a Night Owl.""Hello Annie." The group said in unison.Everyone says, admitting that you have a problem is the first step. Well, some one has got a problem. I will admit that. I decided to come out of the closet, and I thought "Night Owls Anonymous" would be a support system that I needed to face... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Unforgettable Independence Day celebrations: 7 of 28
He was leaving. For the first time my 9 year old son was going away for summer Boy Scout camp. I home schooled my kids and had always been home with them so this was a really big deal-You should've heard the crying and whining and hysterics."It's just for 5 days" I finally pulled myself together after his words penetrated my ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: How a celebrity changed my life: 5 of 14
The only thing to eat in our cramped apartment was stale bread. With a growling stomach, I went to the store and bought a dollar carton of pimento spreadable cheese with a hot check. Most of my meals consisted of "new food" that the friendly women in hairnets offered samples of at the local grocery stores.Life was not turning... More..
Relationships & Family > Crisis Support (Other) How common and how damaging is the crime of stalking: 5 of 10
Driving into my driveway, my heart was pounding so hard it almost hurt. It was like that every time I came home. Would I ever be able to come home without this paralyzing fear? I sat frozen in the car. Trying to get up the courage to open my car door, I took a deep breath and squinted into the darkness. It wasn't a very long ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Embarrassing moments: 67 of 125
I hate the kitchen...almost as much as I hate hospitals. One of my favorite places to hide things from my husband is the oven. He would never think to look there for anything. I guess the same could be said for the hospital but it would be a little inconvenient to truck over to our hospital to look for anything. It was inconv... More..