The Hidden - Linda Hays-Gibbs

Gray world blended into the night then creeped through gardens, clouding definitions of time and space.  The female was terrified, frozen; silently she slinked back under the dark into the recesses to blend.  Darkness fell over her eyes like liquid ink.  She tossed her head slightly to remove it from her vision.  Exaggerated shrieks, calls from unknown directions, imagined creatures, her ears were palpitating with her own heart beats.  Jasmine floated through jungle air into her nostrils, reassuring her of beauty's fragrance.  Closing her eyes, she drank essence of night.

Linda Hays-Gibbs is a 56 year old Grandmother of 4, 3 boys and 1 girl and mother of 3, 2 boys and 1 daughter.  Her passion for poetry goes back to her first memories of childhood.  She used to make up songs on the swing when she was only 4.  She loves Edgar Allen Poe, who is her inspiration.  Linda has written several songs and short stories; she hopes to write science fiction.  She is an avid Trekie from way back. 

Linda has an AS in Computer Science from Shelton State Community College and a BA with a major in Anthropology and a minor in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama. She does geneology research for Native Americans, searching for past ties.  She is divorced and lives with her great niece Angel and around her children, Bea, Curtis and Ricky and grandkids, Slade, Sailey, Mason
and Carson.
 

Address

696 Valleyview Garden Circle
Moundville, AL  35474