7 Quotes & Sayings By Barbara Brooke

Barbara Brooke is a best-selling author and award-winning journalist with more than twenty years experience in communications and marketing. She has written, produced, and/or conducted public relations campaigns for such organizations as the U.S. Air Force, Veterans Administration, American Cancer Society, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A former "World's Worst Golfer" and "World's Greatest Problem Solver," Brooke was also a regular columnist for golf magazine Golf World, where she wrote her popular "On Course" column Read more

Since leaving her writing career in 2006 to spend time with her family, Brooke has turned her considerable skills to raising chickens and gardening at their home in Dayton, Ohio. She can be reached at [email protected]

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Drama entered my home last week, but I ushered it to the door and tossed it to the curb. Barbara Brooke
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They’re close. Voices loud and fierce, Slapping faces with words. A scream … A cry … They’re getting closer. Did I lock the door? It’s too late to check. They’re coming. I barely move, barely breathe. Perhaps they’ll go away. But they’re getting closer. The door slams against the wall. My eyes squeeze shut. This curtain is not a shield. They’re here. They’ve come for me. I freeze. Metal rings clank together. My barrier is cast aside. Wearily, I look. Reddened eyes glower at one another … But not at me. I wonder. A moment of silence … Water streams down my face. Steam rolls around my flesh. I glare at the intruders And slide the curtain between us. I wait. He shrieks, “She took my glow stick! ” She howls, “No, I didn’t! ” I scowl. “Go tell your father about it.” They leave. I inhale the lavender mist. Slather bubbles over my skin. Five more minutes … And, next time, I shall lock the door. . Barbara Brooke
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Always choose the adventure ... unless, it's chilly outside and there's a cup of warm coffee resting near a book and comfy sofa. Barbara Brooke
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Toys have taken over my family room. I watch Mary Poppins, and no matter how many spoonfuls of sugar I eat, action figures won’t march into a bin with the snap of my fingers. Barbara Brooke
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Why do I write? Because, I am able to create wonders with a click of my keyboard. I turn my computer on, and suddenly, I’m whisked into a world full of wonder and amazement. The universe bends to my will and defies physics. But when the afternoon arrives, I must return to my duties. I leave the comfort of my home and crawl through the elementary school carpool line. When I see the brightened faces of my children, my heart flutters, and I realize I can live with a few straggling toys … as long as I can escape into the shower later. Barbara Brooke
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I suspect that I’m not alone when it comes to altering my surroundings depending on how I feel at any particular moment: diving into a specific book, immersing inside a particular movie, devouring certain foods or humming to just the right song. Barbara Brooke