Barbara Gode Wiles
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Barb is a young widow, having lost her husband and best friend at the age of 55. She is now devoted to her two daughters and her two beautiful granddaughters. Her dog is a constant companion.
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Always Just There
Marie smiled as she walked down the aisle to greet her handsome groom. Tugging gently on her arm, Dad said “Don’t run. Make him wait.” Marie’s dad was still concerned that James only wanted her for the trust fund money. Marie had never been a real looker with a great personality so Dad became suspicious when the whirlwind romance with James happened. The reception was a blur but Marie knew she had a good time because her cheeks hurt from smiling. James always seemed to be to good to be true. “Daddy thinks you are only after my money, but I convinced him that’s not true”, she teased. James seemed shocked when she said this and now had to convince her Dad that he was wrong.
By Barbara Gode Wiles3 years ago in Fiction
Darkness and Light
Becoming aware of the sound of silence, my eyes adjusted to the darkness. “Where am I?”, I thought. I remember going out with friends last night for drinks at the pub. I think I left around midnight, slightly drunk. Did I make it home? I remember the cab dropping me off at the end of my private road and I walked up the drive. Suddenly, there was someone there. A knife at my throat making one smooth cut. I looked quickly at my killer and mouthed one word. Why? Now I know, death has no light or sound.
By Barbara Gode Wiles3 years ago in Fiction
I Am Puzzled !
Who knew? This is my latest puzzle which is going to be disassembled and put back it the box for future use. I started puzzling when I was a teen. I wanted something unique for my then young nephew for his 6th birthday. I found a wonderful Muppet puzzle and I wanted him to be able to keep it so I took every piece and glued them together so he could hang it in his room. I did that many more times. They became birthday, Christmas, Valentine's Day and every other day gifts. I would imagine I put together at least 100 puzzles. As I grew more addicted to puzzles, I discovered that I liked one particular brand and I think I have kept that company is business for many years. They continue to be my favorites and I still buy puzzles from them. I now, sometimes, have to wait for new releases to add to my collection because I have so many of them. As my puzzle skills grew, I played with different ways to keep them as art and created different shortcuts to gluing them.
By Barbara Gode Wiles5 years ago in Lifehack
