Sarah Terra
Bio
Sarah Terra is a fiction writer and published poet. She has been a freelance content writer since 2010. Her work has appeared on informational websites, digital literary journals and in print.
Stories (8/0)
3 No Cost Ways to Reward Yourself
I have a recurring daydream. I get up at the first tone of an alarm clock, leap out of bed, and into a quick shower. I do my hair and makeup, have a little coffee and toast, then dash off to work. Something perfectly repetitive, like an assembly line, so I can work and think of stories at the same time. Then, when my job is over, I go back to my little home, sit on a chair I picked out myself (and paid for with my own money). Then I do whatever I want with my evening. To me, this would be a luxury. No one could question me, because when you make your own money, you're free.
By Sarah Terra6 years ago in Motivation
Trying Edibles After 30 Weed-Free Years
30 years have passed since I last used any sort of cannabis. I took my final hit on a joint the night before my wedding. My matron of honor and her husband, staying in a room just down the hotel hall, offered it to me to calm my nerves. I wasn't nervous about getting married, but I was dealing with the fact that my mother had shown up the day before after avoiding me for a couple of months. I was shaken up by her appearance. She was skin and bones and very sick from a recurrence of cancer. I used the marijuana to relax enough to go to sleep.
By Sarah Terra6 years ago in Potent
Why Do We Leave Mementos?
My high-school-age son had an old Casio keyboard. It was handed down to him by his grandmother when he was small. He composed some of his first tunes on it. He played sing-along songs for his little sister. He sang to me, accompanied by that little electronic piano. When our family home was foreclosed, my son took his keyboard deep into our woods, propped it against a tree, and left it there. It was the day all of us became briefly homeless. No other place else could be called home by any of us, for a long time after that.
By Sarah Terra6 years ago in Families
Easy Ways to Become More Creative
We've all been there. Drumming our fingers, wracking our brain, trying desperately to come up with an idea. Summoning creativity can seem like an impossible task. Whether you're staring at a blank page, hoping to come up with a blockbuster screenplay, searching for a solution to a problem at work... even brainstorming about next year's Halloween costume ... don't despair. There are easy ways to become more creative.
By Sarah Terra6 years ago in Journal
Little Tribe 1973
Ten houses up our street, then down an embankment filled with trees and brambles, was the secret meeting place. Dawn, who lived next door to me, led me there on a spring day, near the end of fifth grade. I didn’t know much about the world, but I knew I loved the thought of adventure, so I willingly followed.
By Sarah Terra6 years ago in Humans