LATANYA N CHATFIELD
Bio
I love to write all genres and teach my kids that they can do and be anything at any time in their lives.
Check out some of my other stories, short reads, thoughts on my podcast website: https://lovingyourselftolife51725778.wordpress.com/
Stories (25/0)
Recurring Lifetimes
Flora stood over her daughter Keilia’s casket and sighed. The onlookers were starting to disperse to their cars. For this funeral, she wore a yellow flowy dress. Her chin hit the lacing on the top of the dress. She looked down at the dirt slowly falling around the casket. No one knew her daughter's remains had been cremated. She only did the showy “funeral thing” because her daughter had been involved in the community. She had always been involved in the community.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD2 years ago in Fiction
Where Did You Get That Idea?
I have a confession to make. I used to be ashamed of staying in the bed, taking naps, or even sitting on my bed if I wasn't going to sleep. Growing up, none of these things were allowed. My siblings and I were always told that lying in bed all day made us lazy and we were yelled at if we even attempted to breathe on the bed before our 8:30 pm bedtime. By that time I wasn't sleepy anymore.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD2 years ago in Lifehack
Believe The Promise Hype.
It's the most promising time of the year!!!! Come on, everyone sing it (In the Tune of It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year) with me. There be broken resolution and heart-stopping promises to yourself! It's the most promising time of the YEAR!!
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD2 years ago in Lifehack
Why Sex Talk Isn't So Sexy
I recently started a limited HonestChats series with a group of people that shared how they came into the knowledge of sex. I asked a simple question that had complex emotions and similar answers. The answers were all the same. All seven of the participants said the same thing when asked: Who taught you about sex”?
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD2 years ago in Filthy
Older
The invisibility cloak of time isn't a real thing. I thought it was when I was younger, but now the fight to stay in alignment with that thought has taken its toll. You see, when I was younger I saw extraordinary things. Some things you would not believe unless you were there. One encounter I tell people about is when I met the people that live in the core of the Earth. They choose to stay hidden because they enjoy living in peace. The Earth's surface is volatile and they just do not roll like that. I stumbled upon their doorway when I was exploring a cave in South Africa. I slipped and fell down a deep dark opening. I passed out before I hit the bottom because I just knew it was my time to go, but what found me was incredible.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD3 years ago in Fiction
SOG
“Go to bed Sheena!” Nicole yelled from the bathroom. Nicole hated sharing a room with her little sister, who was 6 years younger than her. Sheena always wanted to play when Nicole wanted to sleep. Nicole could never understand why Sheena did not have her own room. Never mind her own room, just her own bed. The sisters shared a Queen-sized bed.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD3 years ago in Fiction
Stubborn Old Ghost
“Go to bed Sheena!” Nicole yelled from the bathroom. Nicole hated sharing a room with her little sister, who was 6 years younger than her. Sheena always wanted to play when Nicole wanted to sleep. Nicole could never understand why Sheena did not have her own room. Never mind her own room, just her own bed. The sisters shared a Queen-sized bed.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD3 years ago in Fiction
Impossible Dream
I have loved for many years what I saw as an impossible dream. I loved helping people, so I thought I should work in the medical field. I spent 15 years helping people on various levels in the health system. That career offered benefits, bonuses, growth, knowledge, and validation for my degree in Health Administration. I met great people along the way. I saw tragedies in the young and old communities. I asked myself many days if this is the way I wanted to serve. Getting and extra blanket because a patient was cold. Serving families lunch and dinner while they wait for their loved ones to come out of a 6 or 12-hour surgeries. Helping a patient understand their insurance policy so that they can choose the best treatment plan. Informing a patient that they can be put on a payment plan to pay for their heart procedure. Explaining why the patient was approved or denied for complex treatments for their child. This was all fulfilling a service in its timeframe, but I still loved my impossible dream.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD3 years ago in Motivation
Symptoms Of The Valley
Today is another day wrapped in mystery missions and hot summer days at our lake house. My parents are here taking a break from traveling and “questionable occurrences”. Sometimes you need to reset and relax, but it does not stop them from talking about their missions with the families around us. Uncle Wren is here along with three other families in the secret mission business. It is great to see other’s that are just like me. Some of them are recorders others are not. We all have different jobs, for example, there are historians, researchers, negotiators, accountants, public relations, and customer service. Sure, there are inside names we go by, but this is how we appeal to the outside world when doing our secret mission work. I identify as a historian (recorder) but also have researcher qualities. I mean you cannot tell everyone what is going on in a “secret mission” business right?
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD3 years ago in Fiction
3 Doors Down
I was so close to going on a “secret mission” with my grandfather, but my parents were finished with their last mission earlier than expected so they decided to take it instead. At my age, there are not a lot of missions I can go on so I was drooling at the chance to get my mind emersed in a mission. I hear that it is a good one to investigate. My mom and dad called to fill me in on their last mission and I am going to tell you about it right now.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD3 years ago in Fiction