First time Helium writer, The Bridesmaid's Dress.
Published in Co-Ed magazine in 1978, Poetry.
My passion is ...
Jesus
I know too much about ...
There's always someone who knows more
My parents always told me ...
there's nothing a hammer can't fix
My childhood ambition ...
to move off of the reservation
My favorite memory ...
cooking with mom
Why I write ...
I have something to say
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
Dave Ramsey, Hal Lindsey, CSI's, Grey's Anatomy, Biggest Loser
My first job ...
Adult GED preparation
My best moment ...
accepting Christ as my savior
My inspiration ...
Holy Spirit
The Bridesmaid's Dress I had been looking forward to being part of Shari's wedding. It had been years since I was in a wedding party. The dresses she chose for the bridesmaids were beautiful Victorian Purple, which is also known as periwinkle, a heavy silk, full length with a fitted bodice, spaghetti straps and a tiny row of silver beads at the waist. Quite elegant. The wedding was at the end of July, in Montana, which most people who don't live in Montana believe is in a perpetual state of winter, a kind of Narnia-esque landscape. I, too, thought Montana temperatures did not get above 70 ...
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