In the quiet of my room, I do not hear the sirens blaring or dogs barking. I cannot see the walls that surround the unlikely…
Vikkilynn SmithMarch 10, 2016
Hawaiian Hau Tree on Pearl Harbor Base The cool trade winds rustled the leaves overhead, as the music drifted over the prestigious crowd. Laughter…
Vikkilynn SmithOctober 19, 2015
Colin Powell’s eyes looked up at me, his youthfulness spoke of another place and time. Beside him, his infantry nametag lay just to the left,…
Vikkilynn SmithSeptember 24, 2015
Her aged hands shook as she focused in on the bottle precariously held in her left hand. A whisp of gray fell from her forehead…
Vikkilynn SmithAugust 10, 2015
courtesy wikipedia It was in times of yore, that this story did take fold, High above the Rhine in the town of Idar-Oberstein. It is…
Vikkilynn SmithMarch 23, 2015
When I was little I lived in a house with four boys. Life was always an adventure…even when it was quiet. And on days like…
Vikkilynn SmithJanuary 26, 2015
“Bang.” I heard his little voice say from the other room. “Step away from the manger.” My daughter asked a question and I was briefly…
Vikkilynn SmithJanuary 22, 2015
It's that time of year when everywhere you look there's a Santa in a store, mall or town. Each looks a little different, but most…
Vikkilynn SmithDecember 13, 2014
We all are inspired by someone...perhaps a famous athlete, actor, politician, or better yet, a parent. But for me, each and every day that I…
Vikkilynn SmithDecember 11, 2014