Misty Rae

Joined October 2020

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Bio

Retired legal eagle, nature love, wife, mother of boys and cats, chef, and trying to learn to play the guitar. I play with paint and words. Living my "middle years" like a teenager and loving every second of it!

Achievements (5)

Stories (214/0)

Unraveling Buffy
As I read the news last night about the CBC (for the uninitiated, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada’s version of the BBC or NPR) questioning the authenticity of Buffy Sainte Marie’s Indigenous roots made me feel a type of way.
By Misty Raeabout a month ago in Families
I Ran So You Could Fly
It was 40, maybe 45 miles south of Charlestown from the plantation but we had to get there on foot. We trudged through the swamp, water up past our knees most of the way through dense brush.
By Misty Rae4 months ago in Chapters
I Ran So You Could Fly
Content warning: The following depicts scenes of violence that might be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
By Misty Rae4 months ago in Chapters
Top Story - August 2023
I Ran So You Could FlyTop Story - August 2023
We weren’t always slaves. We weren’t always living in the provinces. Mama told me that we come from a great land called Africa. We were stolen from there, proper snatched up.
By Misty Rae4 months ago in Chapters
What Eric Said
Nineteen eighty-four... Seems to fit, I'll say no more, Super read, so close. This is a little something for Judey Kalchik's latest challenge, to write a haiku book review.
By Misty Rae5 months ago in Poets
20 Minutes In My Head
Apparently, there's a new thing. It's a challenge, not an official one, more of a fun little social one. There's no cash on the line. Good thing because this is something I'd either lose in spectacular fashion or win, leaving everyone else miles behind in my dust.
By Misty Rae5 months ago in Humor
Where’s Your Mom?
Most kids go through an awkward stage at some point in their childhood. My childhood was just plain awkward from day 1. From the time I was old enough to recognize my own thoughts, there was something off, something unspoken. A great big elephant in the room that everyone just pretended wasn’t there.
By Misty Rae5 months ago in Psyche
I'll Eat Almost Anything That's Food
I love to eat, almost anything goes, Mushrooms and beets, Peppers and sweets, I'll even eat almost all kinds of meats, But the one food that makes me turn up my nose,
By Misty Rae5 months ago in Poets
Adoption and Redemption
There's a difference between a father and a daddy. I've had both, so I know. A father describes a biological, and sometimes a legal relationship. It doesn't say much else. But a daddy! A daddy is the guy who's there. He's the kisser of boo-boos, the teacher of lessons, the provider, and the protector.
By Misty Rae6 months ago in Men
Tales Of A Tiny Decoy
I stood quietly beside him. I was young, about 4, but I understood the importance of our mission. Daddy held his finger to his lips and squeezed my hand.
By Misty Rae6 months ago in Fiction
Brotherly Love
Is there anything more joyful than watching 2 dogs play? I don’t know, but it sure makes me happy, especially when they’re brothers!
By Misty Rae6 months ago in Petlife
They Say Knowledge is Power
Knowledge is power, or so Sir Francis Bacon said in his 1597 Meditationes Sacrae. And we've been repeating it ever since. But is it really?
By Misty Rae6 months ago in Art

Misty Rae

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Stories (214/0)

Unraveling Buffy

I Ran So You Could Fly

I Ran So You Could Fly

I Ran So You Could FlyTop Story - August 2023

What Eric Said

20 Minutes In My Head

Where’s Your Mom?

I'll Eat Almost Anything That's Food

Adoption and Redemption

Tales Of A Tiny Decoy

Brotherly Love

They Say Knowledge is Power

Achievements (5)