Skip to content

Chris Writes

An Amateur With Words. By a Girl Who Loves to Write.

  • Home
  • Free Write Friday
  • Art’s Daughter
  • Contact
  • The Betty Files

Author: christrelstad

Stay at home mom who home-schools. Has a small organic farm. When not pulling weeds on the farm she enjoys camping and hiking in the Porcupine Mountains.
Uncategorized

Time for Tea

February 3, 2019 christrelstad

I have an obscure addiction to cleaning unexpected items throughout my home.  If there is hair in the drain of any sink or tub, I will roll up my sleeves and stop at nothing until the last strand is out.  It is not unusual to find me on my hands and knees working vigilantly picking… Continue reading Time for Tea

7 Comments
Uncategorized

Art’s Daughter

January 23, 2019 christrelstad

I am very tired. Two kids sick with a cold and now I feel like I am coming down with it...ugh. I did however feel compelled to write for my Art's Daughter page. The snowy day got me thinking.....there will be a "part two" to this little story. Please over look all my mistakes...too tired… Continue reading Art’s Daughter

2 Comments
Uncategorized

And They Came for the Children

December 15, 2018January 1, 2019 christrelstad

The big grey car came to the school.  No one could say for certain why.  It was a Tuesday morning.  The sky was dark and the air was cold.  The three-story brick school house looked ominous set against that dreary morning of a back-drop sky. The car pulls up to the curb in a no… Continue reading And They Came for the Children

2 Comments
Uncategorized

The Journey Begins

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 christrelstad

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

Leave a comment
Art's Daughter

Black Lunchbox

September 8, 2018September 8, 2019 christrelstad

I can still smell the inside of my dad’s lunchbox to this day.  Old bread, musty cheese and damp paper napkin would float up to my nose every time I opened the lid. I can conjure that smell up any time I want. It was a plastic black lunchbox with two latches.  There was a… Continue reading Black Lunchbox

Leave a comment

Posts navigation

Newer posts

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 19 other subscribers
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Chris Writes
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Chris Writes
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
Loading Comments...