Veronica Coldiron
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I'm a mild-mannered project accountant by day, a free-spirited writer, artist, singer/songwriter the rest of the time. Let's subscribe to each other! I'm excited to be in a community of writers and I'm looking forward to making friends!
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Summer Dreams
The extreme temperature of my first memorable summer was unusually humid for our area of Indiana, driving the heat index up into almost the 100’s. There hadn’t been much rain that year and it showed. Mrs. Shultz from next door couldn’t keep her prize roses alive long enough to compete in the garden club’s annual floral competition but to her credit, most of the other gardeners in the area were experiencing worse issues than she was.
By Veronica Coldiron2 years ago in Chapters
The Time of Our Lives
Growing up poor gave me a unique perspective on entertainment. One summer, a local radio station hosted Tuesday night $1.50 carloads at the drive-in for anyone sporting sing their bumper sticker. So, mom, (queen of pranks and scare tactics), loaded the station wagon with bags of popcorn and coolers of tea, together with plastic tumblers from home.
By Veronica Coldiron2 years ago in Chapters
Daemon Chakra
Merilee tipped bare toes out of her silver camper, pausing for a minute to shake her blonde curls loose from the night of tangled dreams. Lighting on the metal steps that led to the cool morning grass, sparkling baubles tinkled lightly on the layers of her orange skirt as she stretched and breathed in the morning air.
By Veronica Coldiron2 years ago in Horror
Labor Day - An Origin Story
Labor Day is a great way to get a three-day weekend. It's an American holiday celebrating the social and economic achievements of American workers so what's not to love? Oh the barbecues, the sunny afternoons, and the fireworks! Having said that, the truth is, Labor Day was given to laborers during a strike that was likely to shut down the railroad. It had its humble beginnings as a Civil Rights movement, one that many have forgotten about.
By Veronica Coldiron2 years ago in History
Disorderly Conduct
When I reached the fourth grade, I found myself in Georgia in an inner-city school. As the only "white girl" there, except for my cousin who was in kindergarten, my school life was difficult at best. I'd get up in the morning, work the farm, then get dressed for school. I walked down the dirt road to the bus stop and spent the next 7 hours defending myself. Life was just hard. My parents had recently split and it landed us in poverty-ville USA, on a piece of ground my mother's family endearingly called a farm, even though we barely grew anything more than dirt and misery.
By Veronica Coldiron2 years ago in Writers
Jurassic Park
Stephen Spielberg's 1993 Jurassic Park took move-goers on a prehistoric thrill ride. In classic Spielberg fashion, special effects, realistic creatures and terrifying action didn't disappoint. Intriguing plot twists kept us on edge, but a-typical writing made it a well-funded creature feature that's still a "must-see" for audiences of all ages.
By Veronica Coldiron2 years ago in Critique
