Julie Lacksonen

Joined January 2021

359 stories

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Julie has been a music teacher at a public school in Arizona since 1987. She enjoys writing, reading, walking, swimming, and spending time with family.

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Call me Sherry of the prairie When I'm 15, I expect I will marry. Life is hard in 1882, So I'll point out exactly what I like to do.
By Julie Lacksonen24 minutes ago in Poets
Conveniences
The man next door always smiles. Blue-collar life suits him? "Gratitude," he explained. "Others have it harder." Into my hand he pressed a pendant with a sun and moon on a cord.
By Julie Lacksonenabout 6 hours ago in Poets
Sibling Rivalry
My older brother, Steve? The golden child. Me? The gofer. "Greg, get the newspaper." "Greg, put gas in the car." While Steve galivanted the planet in the military, I stayed nearby, finally getting attention.
By Julie Lacksonenabout 8 hours ago in Fiction
Time Bomb. Top Story - April 2026. Content Warning.
Theresa hobbled forward like a broken clock. Tick…tick tock, tock, tick… She thought about the events in her young life that had brought her to this moment. What was the ticking bomb that pushed her over the edge?
By Julie Lacksonenabout 9 hours ago in Fiction
Steps
What steps are you taking to improve yourself? Perhaps some of the following? Hydrating Eating better Exercising Meditating Deep breathing Staying away from negative people
By Julie Lacksonen2 days ago in Motivation
More Lies
You've lied before Thousands of times. You spoke, and still all I heard Was a house of cards in every word. Fall, they will.
By Julie Lacksonen3 days ago in Poets
Return to Sender
You shouldn't be here. She was chosen over me. Your rehearsed, half-hearted apologies NOT accepted. You mistook my silence for softness,
By Julie Lacksonen4 days ago in Poets
That Darned Squeak
I had it all. A comfy outdoor chair, My current read, A cool drink. I felt the warmth of the spring sun caressing my skin.
By Julie Lacksonen7 days ago in Poets
The Thought of You
Just about the time there is some semblance of normalcy, The thought of you comes whimpering back to mind. Our first conversations
By Julie Lacksonen9 days ago in Poets
I Don't Want To, But I Have To
I don't want to pay taxes. I hate dealing with customer service And driving in traffic, But I have to. Some nights, I don't want to go to sleep.
By Julie Lacksonen16 days ago in Poets
Insurances. Top Story - March 2026.
When I was asked to move from the big city of Philly halfway across the country to the small town of Centerville, OK, I was excited for the new start and the new job. My insurance company offered me a promotion to move because I'm young and unattached. I was to be one of two agents in the branch.
By Julie Lacksonen17 days ago in Fiction
Shoes
No one can step into another's shoes. Would you want to? I know I wouldn't. Mine are enough to make my head spin at times.
By Julie Lacksonen17 days ago in Poets

Julie Lacksonen

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Conveniences

Sibling Rivalry

Time Bomb. Top Story - April 2026. Content Warning.

Steps

More Lies

Return to Sender

That Darned Squeak

The Thought of You

I Don't Want To, But I Have To

Insurances. Top Story - March 2026.

Shoes

Achievements (5)