from the pile in the corner
a collection of pieces entered in Poets Pub challenges.…
a collection of songs from 1940 - 1970
Songs to share. zo hope you enjoy.If you would like to make a suggestion, for an addition to this collection , please make sure your song was written, and performed, between 1940 and 1970.…
A Tale of Two Bathrooms
This mess will be the story of the remodeling of my two bathrooms.(and the renovation of one excellent outhouse)Most everything will be true; however, I reserve the right to make myself sound as gracious and kind as possible.…
Chicken Teeth
It's my pleasure to share this eclectic mix of poem, prose, and song. These are stories from the Tidewater: that gentle land that slopes into the sea and cradles the Great Dismal Swamp. I hope you enjoy the read'n of em as much as I have enjoyed the tell' n. These tales started out, years ago as rough-hewn pine... raw and fresh-cut. Now, after a good bit of elbow grease and linseed oil, I hope they honor those who've kept the memories alive. Your comments are more important than those stars.…
Pigs On Ice
Kinda hate to admit to it... but these two short-short stories are mostly true....Full disclosure: I don't re-screen kitchen doors with spatulas, and I never spanked a pig.In 2014, two back-to-back ice storms hit the Tidewater. In 2015, the floods came. We stayed busy. ©Naomi Marshall 2017…
Waters
Love poems. I'm a fan of love... mostly it's a daggone good time.…
What Is Sex Like?
This is the story of the Summer of 2002.We were the Swamp Warriors...closer than kith or kin...we were tribe... we were born of the same dust. The Great Dismal Swamp was our playground, our hidey-hole... our territory.From the lake to the canal to dry cave... we knew it's lay like we knew our daddies faces.The Summer of 2002 was the last time I would ever be allowed to be fully myself and the last time we, all together, held hands and waded into deep water.BTW... I put this under short story cause noth'n fit. it ain't 'xactly humorous, ain't mostly fiction... it's a curiosity. ©Naomi Marshall 2017…
Nellie Taught Vernie, Vernie Taught Theo, Theo Taught The Rest
life lessons.. hard learned... well got... and handed down through the generations 1. brave people are generally in a good mood 2. without tiny things, big things don't count 3. there is no good or bad, but there is right and wrong4. right is not always hard - but can cause an ache 5. wrong is not always easy - but often kind6. boredom is a fantasy of the indolent mind 7. discover the scale-pattern's purpose - and its possible to learn to love the snake8. the devil always shows up dressed for church.…
Farm Daze
Farm'n isn't for everybody, but I'm lucky enough to be born into it, and I have a sneak'n suspicion that folks'd be a lot happier if all of us could play in the dirt with God.So this collection will be bout dirt and the stuff that happens cause of it.I'm a big fan of dirt....…
Marble in the Bag
This is a story bout a marble in a bag.…
Two Cents
Random thoughts that will probably get me in trouble.…
Feeding Folks
HI folks :)Please read... This is a book open to anyone who wants to play. If you would like to share an entertaining adventure, please pm it to me@naomimrshl I never tell folks what to write, so what you send will get posted unless it breaks one of Wattpad's rules (and I'm still not too sure what they are... or who decides whether content is ok.... so we will just not think bout it.) Here is the challenge... *big grin*Tell us bout your adventure any way you want... but it might be fun if the recipe is presented as some kind of poem. This is meant to be fun... so please don't get all hung up on spelling, grammar, or punctuation. let's party :)))…