Anita Powell
Bio
I am a retired from working at the Defense Department and i am also a vet. I live with my spouse and 2 dogs. We have a e-commerce store Uniquethingsthingsonline.com. We live in Florida now but came from New Jersey. I am writing a teen book
Stories (87/0)
Rescue A Rescue
It had been nine months since my Shih Tzu’s GG and Mason had passed. GG at 20yrs old and Mason at14 years old. I wasn’t doing good. I joined the Facebook group The Rainbow Bridge Pet Loss and Grief Support. The people who belonged were grieving their loss of pets just like me. It was during this time I started noticing articles in the paper about abused dogs and overcrowded shelters. It seemed like there was an article every day about a rescue or shelter dog in need of a forever home. Their stories were heartbreaking . My heart melted with each story I read about a dog who was abused or a breeder that was only interested in making money. I wanted to do something, but I had two big problems one my spouse said no dogs, and two I promised GG I wouldn’t get another dog. I talked to my sister and daughter for their opinions. My sister said why do I want to put myself in that situation again of the dog dying. My daughter said if that would make me happy then do it, but get a rescue. I struggled mentally for days trying to decide what should I do. I knew I wanted to help even if it was just one dog. A miracle happened one evening my spouse had been for days watching this show called Lucky Dog on YouTube. It was about a trainer that trained dogs for their forever homes. I couldn’t understand why was this on the television if she was against another dog. Later that evening she said let’s get another dog. I was shocked. I didn’t ask the reason for the change. The house wasn’t the same it was quiet, and the quiet was deafening. I think she felt it too though she never said anything. I was partially overjoyed because a bigger obstacle was the promise I made to GG. Someone the in the Facebook group said something that made me see that I wasn’t replacing her but, doing something good in memory of her. I made my peace with her, and the hunt was on.
By Anita Powell17 days ago in Petlife
Introverted Writer Not A Author
I am an introvert that loves to write. When I was a child I loved to tell stories I made up and write fiction. I wanted to be an author, but time was never on my side between dating and working I put it on the back burner. A big mistake I now realize. Never put your dreams on hold. Now I’m a senior and times are different. I’ve concluded that I can't as much as I want to be an author. It’s not that I haven’t tried I’ve written five books the latest Sage: A Murder Mystery Book. I put my heart and soul into that book so much so that time would fly because I was so into the character. I was missing something but what.
By Anita Powell11 months ago in Motivation
Sage: A Murder Mystery Book 1
Journal Entry 2005 – 2010 When I got home, I was mad at myself for being so stupid back then. I threw the journals across my table then heated some food. I took two bites. I wasn’t hungry. I picked up the new journal with blank pages, ready to claim the rest of my life. I snatched up my pencil and just let the memories and tears flow as I wrote.
By Anita Powell11 months ago in Fiction
Sage: A Murder Mystery Book 1
Journal Entry 2000 - 2005 When I was safely inside I ate, watched television, and watched the roach that’s still on the wall. I haven’t killed him. He’s become my only company. I don’t have anybody or anything else. I have to take what I can get right now. Roach or TV I opted for TV; maybe something good was on. I just hoped it didn’t bring back any feelings from my past.
By Anita Powell11 months ago in Filthy
Sage: A Murder Mystery Book 1
Prologue It was a cold New York day as I walked quickly to my destination. I wanted to blend in with all the people moving in my direction on the street. I had disguised my appearance as much as possible with a coat too big, fedora pulled down to my eyes and a scarf wrapped around my neck up to under my nose.
By Anita Powell11 months ago in Fiction
Sage: A Murder Mystery Book 1
I will post the whole book for your enjoyment. The child of devout evangelical parents, Sage was born a boy but always knew there was something about him that was different and unacceptable in his father's eyes. When the first boy Sage ever loves rescues him from his abusive family, he believes that this is the beginning of the life he has always dreamed of little did he know that not only would this relationship introduce him to the world of trans women, but that the young boy he had loved would become a controlling and angry young man with too many secrets. Sage has to become transgender to pass in his world.
By Anita Powell12 months ago in Fiction
Tracie and Jody
I will post a chapter a week of this love story Love should never be one sided UNLESS like Tracie you believe the person is worth fighting for. Tracie’s marriage faces a huge test. A test most people would give up on especially when your spouse makes it so easy. Tracie refuses to give up on her spouse or marriage.
By Anita Powell12 months ago in Filthy
Sage: A Murder Mystery Book 1
Published Sage can be any young person that isn’t sure of their identity. Sage’s story goes from birth to present day. Sage travels from Florida to New York to Thailand and back. Sage is a dark book but that wasn’t my intention. When I think back at writing Sage, I realize that many of us will go or have been through dark periods in our lives. Those periods of loneliness of not being able to reach out to anyone. You’re stuck and can’t figure out to unstick yourself. You’re in a tunnel of darkness with no light to be seen. Sage’s story is first a murder mystery whose main character is trans, but I think we can all relate to Sage. The darkness that Sage feels has no ethnicity anyone can go there. Sage: A Murder Mystery Book 1 is a murder mystery, coming of age, romance, self-awareness, it’s a book of acceptance and love. It’s a book of first love and no love.
By Anita Powellabout a year ago in Fiction
The Street or School Education: What’s More Important?
I grew up in Harlem on 159th Street, in the Colonial Park Houses. They became Ralph J. Rangel at some point. I, like so many of the people who grew up in the 60s and 70s, had a dysfunctional family. We rebelled against what was going on in our house by going to the streets. I guess you could say the street played as much a part in our development as our parents did. The knowledge the street gave us came from being in certain situations, dealing with drugs and learning about people. While I’m not condoning drugs, you did have to learn to count, divide and multiply to be profitable in the game. The ability to tell fake from real people just came from listening and judging where that person was coming from. Being in the street you were always in situations where you had to think your way through or you could end up dead. Harlem gave us all that and more. The lessons we learned from growing up in Harlem enabled us to deal with any curveballs that life threw at us. While a lot of us didn’t finish school or some did, what I did was I got a GED. There does come a point when you realize that if you want to be a legitimate person you have to get an education. And street knowledge, while it taught me to survive, wasn’t what was needed in a job.
By Anita Powell2 years ago in Families
The Love Yoyo
What is the love yoyo? The love yoyo is when one person in a relationship decides it is over and leaves and asks to come back within a short period of time. You feelings become a yo-yo out and back in. Your response to the person coming back is what differentiates it from a second time around, which can be a love yoyo, too. Let me further explain. You’re in a relationship that you think is going fine until one day out of the blue the other person tells you that they're unhappy and it's over. Then you get a call, stating that he/she made a mistake, and they want to come back. What should you do? Remember this person gave you no indication that there was something wrong for him/her. It just seems to you that this request has come out of the blue. That time period of the separation has been so short that you still love the person. You don’t even think about it before the words out of your mouth are, “Yes, come home.” The relationship just continues as if the person had never left. There’s no real talking about what caused the person to say it's over and leave. There’s no pause at all. You’re just happy the person is back. The second time around differs in that there would be a pause to the relationship. There would be a lot of conversations to see if the problems that the person has can be resolved. You would question the person’s motives. I mean the person could have left because they thought there was another relationship waiting in the wings or that the single life seemed better. You have to know what the person was thinking. You don’t just jump into the relationship and ignore what you went through. I mean, when someone you love suddenly decides to end the relationship, you go through an emotional letdown. You hurt and get depressed, so when that person all of a sudden just comes back, yeah, you’re happy, but what about all the hurt you’ve gone through. Should you just forget about it? No way, so when the person comes back, you have to be sure that coming back is honest and sincere. The second time around is not a quick fix to a relationship where one or both people are unhappy. It’s a process. When you engage in the love yoyo, there is no process, only a continuation. You lead with your heart, not with your mind. While being in love involves giving your heart to another person, it can also be a downfall when you’re trying to rebuild a relationship. You need to take some time to think about the situation and understand the circumstances of what happened. You can’t let your heart lead your mind because then you end up with a yoyo situation instead of a second-time-around scenario. The second time around can be as good as the first time or even better. I think most people will go through a relationship where the love yoyo will happen. There is nothing you can do to avoid it because you probably will not know or realize what the other person’s thinking. There’s also the slim possibility that you will know and choose not to confront it because you’re scared of the consequences. It doesn't matter; it's how you handle the person who's begging you to get back together that matters. You can be smart and say, “Let's talk about it, or you can just say yes. It's up to you what you want from your relationship. I will say if you become part of the love yoyo, it might happen again and again because the other person will feel he/she can treat you any which way, and you’ll take them back. Don’t be part of the love yoyo. Remember the pain that you’ve just been through. You should always be true to yourself no matter what. You don’t want to be used just to say you’re in a relationship.
By Anita Powell2 years ago in Humans
Addictions
There are many types of addictions such as drugs, eating and smoking. Whatever the addiction is, you feel trapped and see no way out. You can have an addiction and not realize it for what it is. You can try, but the pull of the addiction is strong, so strong that even with the consequences of the addiction, you give in to it. People don’t understand the hold an addiction can have on a person. When you have an addiction and want to stop, it seems like there’s a voice in your head that calls you to it.
By Anita Powell2 years ago in Psyche
