Annelise Lords
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Annelise Lords writes short, inspiring, motivating, and thought-provoking stories that target and heal the heart. She has added fashion designer to her name. Check out https://www.redbubble.com/people/AnneliseLords/shop?asc=u
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Thanking Penmanship
Karlene loved to write letters. She would spend hours writing to friends and family. Marla, her only daughter, who was divorced, lives three houses east on the same street. As a child, Karlene would write letters and leave them all over the house for her daughter to find. Marla learned to read and write quickly and would imitate her mother’s letter-writing habits.
By Annelise Lords 3 years ago in Fiction
The Yellow Hibiscus Chapter 14
"Wait a minute," she called out, scrutinizing me 360 degrees. "Why don't you call her?" I bluffed, holding my gaze while looking directly into her eyes. My heart sunk to my knees when she walked to a phone mounted on the wall. She picked it up, dialed, refocused, and watched me like a cat watching a mouse.
By Annelise Lords 3 years ago in Fiction
The Yellow Hibiscus Chapter 13
I hopped the Lexington Avenue 6 train three and a half blocks from my apartment. Then I got off at 42nd Street Grand Central. Transferring to the shuttle to 42nd Street Times Square, and then jumped on the D train to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Brooklyn. Inland Storage was in a substantial gothic five-story building on Mermaid Avenue about five blocks away. The office was on the first floor. For a moment, I thought I was at the post office! Bulletproof glass and a massive steel door were obviously to discourage burglars. A blonde female sat behind a computer. She was filing away at her nails, chewing gum, and periodically yakking away on the mouthpiece of the receptionist's headphones.
By Annelise Lords 4 years ago in Fiction
The Yellow Hibiscus Chapter 11
Surreptitiously, I began to X-ray him visually. He wore a collarless clergy-styled cream-colored shirt. The first two buttons were undone, exposing a gold crucifix hanging from a thin, delicate chain. Strands of curled brown hair sprouted on his chiseled pecs. He had removed his blazer hanging on a coat rack by the door.
By Annelise Lords 4 years ago in Fiction
Positivity Empowers! Negativity Devours!
Image and design by Annelise Lords. Model by Kin Custom Image and design by Annelise Lords. Model by Kin Custom "Damn!" Amelia cried, scanning the cafeteria. "The only seat available is beside Miss Positive and I am not going over there," she complained to her two co-workers and best friends.
By Annelise Lords 4 years ago in Humans
