Another Piece for the Art Show

This is a painting of a Venetian farmhouse that I did specifically for the upcoming art show at Cafe Beracah on Friday, July 3rd.

Hope to see you there!

Seascape

Here is a seascape that will be shown at the art show. The theme for my show is water. Obviously, this painting focuses on the beauty side of water. Wait until you see the other portrayals of water!

Upcoming Art Show

Isn't it awesome when you see stuff like this?

Lebanon Art Factory Exhibit Schedule
-check out July 3

I'm finishing some pieces for my next show. I decided to focus on water.. reflections.. all kinds of ways that water impacts our lives. Not many things can be so essential, so beautiful, and so devastating..

January's Reader's Choice Awards

Thank you to all who read and vote or comment on my poetry.

Bound Wrists was chosen as the top illustrated poem for January on Literotica. Poems do not win the monthly contests at Literotica, but it means the poem will be considered for a nomination for the Annual Readers' Choice Awards.

My goal last year was to have 2 entries in the Reader's Choice Awards. I had 3. I think I will try to have 3 entries in next year's contest as well.

New Poems!

I had some new poems post recently:

Pennsylvania Tornado

Shopping

Neglected Garden Path

I Love Her Still

Loving Art School!

This is a sketch I did for my perspectives art class. It feels good to be drawing again. The sketch isn't perfect, but I have enjoyed getting back in the habit of drawing. It's been about 20 years since I've drawn.

I'm loving art school. I'm learning so much already. The best part is that I would pay to learn these things even if I didn't have plans to use it in my career.

Tetris Fights PTSD?

Did you all hear the news that playing Tetris after a traumatic event may prevent PTSD? Now, let's face it, the study was small and had some issues like using undergrads as participants and replicating a trauma instead of using real trauma victims. However, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is no joke. It's well worth a try if you have a traumatic event like a sexual assault, serious car accident, or witness a violent crime. What do you got to lose, right? So, you play Tetris for awhile in hopes that it will help.

I'd like to see the result of future studies on this subject. Unfortunately, playing Tetris only seems to help prevent the symptoms of PTSD, not cure it. Kinda makes me mad that no one handed me a gameboy when I needed it. Do people still use gameboys?

New Limerick!

A new poem of mine, a limerick, posted today. It's definitely not my best, but kinda fun. I had to write a poem from the perspective of an adult toy for a contest. What do you think?

The Frustrated Vibrator

New Poems!

I have 3 new poems that posted on Literotica today.

Please check out my illustrated poem:

The Roses

New Poem!

A new illustrated poem posted. Check out my attempt at a sonnet and let me know what you think!

Love's Sunrise

Love For My Readers

I just want to show a little love to my readers. I appreciate them so much! It seems like any time I feel discouraged, I get an email from readers who tell me about how much they enjoy my stories. I'd also like to give a special shout out to the president of the Oklahoma chapter of my fan club- Laconia Hughes!

Literotica's Readers' Choice Awards

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Art School

Many of you know that I recently started attending the online degree program of Art Institute of Pittsburgh. I'm studying graphic design. Soon, I'll be able to offer my clients services in addition to the freelance writing projects that I do for them.

So far, I'm finding the Art Institute of Pittsburgh to be impressive. I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of software that I need to learn including Adobe Design Suite.. including Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Illustrator. These are all new to me. There are some quality tutorials from Adobe among others online. Feel free to share if you find some great tutorials.

New Story

I have a new, erotic story posted on Lit.

The Tribal Threat

Two men live with an African tribe in which the women do a majority of the work. The tribe elder is concerned and uses these newly trusted men as examples of how men should treat women.

(Please vote 5 if you enjoy the story.)

Vick.. What the Hell???

Vick, can't you just play by the rules? Now, Vick is in trouble for using pension money to pay his court-ordered restitution. Okay, does anyone else see an obvious logic problem with this? If you were going to steal money, would you use that money to pay the court system? LOL The whole situation seems destined for an episode of a dumb criminals show.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-vickbankruptcy&prov=ap&type=lgns

New Story

Just a fun, little story I wrote for a reader.

John's Turn

Celebs Are People Too

Chris, Chris, Chris. I'm sure anyone who cares already knows that Chris Brown was charged with 2 felonies stemming from the assault of Rihanna. I've seen news programs treat him like the new posterchild against domestic violence. Of course, what he did was wrong. I still can't help but feel sorry for him and all the celebrities who face public judgment for their mistakes.

Anyone who knows me well enough probably remembers when I took a stand for Vick. I'm not condoning illegal acts. But, DAMN! Can you imagine all your mistakes, breakups, and details of family drama being public domain? Contrary to popular belief, celebs are human. I certainly would not be one to cast a stone.

Some people emphasize that celebs are supposed to be role models. In the age of anorexia and pressure to be perfect, you know what? I don't mind my children having the reminder that people aren't perfect. God forbid that my children should learn that celebs aren't perfect and everyone must pay the consequences for their actions. What a detrimental lesson that is!

Okay, I'll drop the sarcasm. Truth is, I have a special appreciation for celebs. As an artist of a different kind, I admire the tenacity and passion that got them where they are. I appreciate people who share their talent with the world, whether they are celebrities, artists, or writers.

Back to Creation

I want to apologize to my readers for the delay on my next story. Many have been emailing me and asking when the next story will be posted on Literotica. I got delayed by some freelance work.. paid jobs come first, ya know. Just know that I'm on it. The next story will be an interracial story. After that, I will be working on a few other categories. Hopefully, I will be able to finish a few stories before I start art school on April 6th.

I have a profile on Twitter now, so feel free to stalk.. I mean "follow" me on there. Like at Lit, my username on Twitter is ladynstfreknbed.

Good night and God Bless!
-Sheila

New Poem

I wrote a new poem. For a challenge, we had to write a poem about ballroom dancing. Considering that I have never been ballroom dancing, I think I did fairly well.

Ballroom Dancing

Let me know what you think.

New Toy

So, I found a new toy....

not that kind of toy! Get your mind out of the gutter. I found a website that I have been playing with in my spare time... what little of it I have. It's Helium.com. If you have ever written anything on helium or got paid for articles you wrote there, please leave a comment here. Let me know what your experiences with that website have been.

My Helium Profile

I'm in the process of creating a zone on Helium that is dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe. I'll provide the link when it's up and running.