Cheryl E Preston
Bio
Cheryl is a widow who enjoys writing about current events, soap spoilers and baby boomer nostalgia. Tips are greatly appreciated.
Stories (2925/0)
My best friend is a mermaid
Can life imitate art? I grew up watching the film The Incredible Mr. Limpet with Don Knots who loved the sea so much he actually turned into a fish. As an adult, I know that no one believes this is possible but as I gaze at the beautiful aquamarine, blue-green, and green-blue colors of the water in the local Marina Aquarium I have a secret that I have kept for years.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a year ago in Fiction
The Joke was on me
Mystery packages thrill me I grew up in a rural area where our mail came to the post office which was about 2 and 1/2 blocks from our home. A few neighbors had actual mail boxes on the side of the road but most of us poor black and white folk used the post office. I loved walking there each day on behalf of my grandmother and peering through the small glass window of box number 64. I would turn the combination dial and the little glass door would open and I would get to take out whatever was inside.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a year ago in Confessions
Vocal Media is changing but I'm not going along for the ride
Remaining constant in a changing world My story is that I have been writing for Vocal Media for four and one-half years since April 2018. Things have gradually changed and that is normal because change is constant. Unfortunately, the changes have affected me and writers like me in a not so positive manner. During my first two years of writing for this platform, I had five or six stories that were featured and I was honored.
By Cheryl E Preston2 years ago in Confessions