This Is Lisa, a Girl’s Imaginary Friend

Imaginary Friends are a psychological and social phenomenon where a friendship takes place in the imagination rather in physical reality. To the person, usually a child, the friend is real, and they often get frustrated when others can’t see their friend. Often, as they grow older, children lose their imaginary friends, whether that friend leaves, or is simply forgotten over time, we may never know. For one little girl, she shared her imaginary friend with the world when she first wrote, “This is Lisa.”

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August 24, 2022 1

Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders

How many times do you see a troop of girl scouts standing outside of the grocery store, selling those delicious cookies to raise money for camp? Have you ever wondered what happens at camp? Well, here’s a story that has only happened once, and hopefully never again.

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October 11, 2019 5

Marcus Fiesel: Foster Failure

Here I am locked inside my own little world
You think I don’t listen but I hear every word.
Sometimes I get frustrated because
You don’t understand.
It’s not my fault, it’s the way I am!
I wish I could say what I want to say
But I’m autistic, so that kind of gets in the way.
For those who don’t know me
They probably think I’m out of control
If only they could play my role!
There are lots of others who feel the same
A constant battle, a losing game.
For those who look after me its two steps forward but ten back
Will they ever get the answers they lack?
Family and friends try their best but they are exhausted
In desperate need of a rest.
Someday I hope they find the key
To unlock the missing piece hidden deep within me.
© 2012 Susan Logan

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February 12, 2019 2

Black Eyed Children

A heavy blizzard swept through Vermont, making roads dangerous and visibility even worse. Night came, and a woman, along with her husband, heard a knock on their door. Thinking a motorist had had an accident, the woman went to answer the door. She peered out the window, and saw footprints, but no vehicles on the road. The banging continued, but the woman was unnerved.