Fiction Monday – 110

Welcome to the one-hundred-and-tenth edition of Fiction Monday. Life, believe, is not a dream So dark as sages say; Oft a little morning rain Foretells a pleasant day. Sometimes there are clouds of gloom, But these are transient all; If the shower will make the roses bloom, O why lament its fall? Charlotte Brontë, ‘Life’ … More Fiction Monday – 110

The Broken Kaleidoscope

The broken kaleidoscope wasn’t reflecting darkness. Neither did it trap black spots. The broken kaleidoscope reflected more colors with a vengeance. Pieces of blue, pink, orange, green, yellow, and a mix of more colors. It sparkled brilliantly as the more broken pieces accumulated.  Broken doesn’t have to mean losing the ability to shine. Often, being … More The Broken Kaleidoscope