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When I was little I used to go to the fair or a carnival and feel so bad for the merry-go-round horses. It was so sad! They had a pole through their bodies and never got to go anywhere except around and around foever. Some nights after visiting the fair I would dream that I... Continue Reading →
We woke up this morning deep in a fog bank. It was surreal. Tendrils of mist crept into the room when I opened the balcony door and quested into corners seeking out whatever it is that fog searches for. So we made cups of hot chocolate and coffee, donned sweatshirts and sat out on the... Continue Reading →
One day you will be able to look back on early 2020 and say "I survived The Great Pause" The Great Pause: a brief moment in time whe the world stood still, peoples and nations united, however briefly, against a common enemy. A moment when people were given the time to re-evaluate their priorities and... Continue Reading →
I always feel so guilty when I thin out seedlings. I even find myself apologizing; “I’m sorry sweetie, I know you were trying your best, if I had space each and every one of you would get the chance to grow to your full potential.” In a way I find myself akin to the ones... Continue Reading →
Until we deal with the fear, the stench will remain; a constant reminder of the rottenness at the core.
We live in a messed up world. No, let me rephrase that, we live in a messed up society. No, let me be even more specific. We are messed up because we live in a consumer society which throws the natural balance so out of true that we actually think that this is the way... Continue Reading →
“If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”
This, my friends, is called “the duck test” and it is one of the biggest pieces of crap advice in existence.
There are days And times. There are words And signs. There are tears And smiles To make it worth Your while. There are hopes And dreams And nothing's as It seems. What you lost Is found In perfect silence Sound. In the darkness Light In your blindness Sight In your joy Is pain In every... Continue Reading →
Have you seen them? Have you seen the soulless ones that go about their daily routines with focused footsteps and empty eyes? For all that they walk and talk and eat and sleep and take their young to little league games, they are, for all intents and purposes, nothing more than functional zombies. Reverse zombies... Continue Reading →
“Most people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.” -Benjamin Franklin It was the damndest thing. I was at the mall, eeling my way through a school of teenagers when I heard a snatch of conversation between two boys that stopped me dead in the water: “Dude, she’s like 40 years old! That’s like... Continue Reading →
There was once an invisible man. No one knew that he was invisible. Not really, for the invisible man kept himself impeccably dressed, and was always active and while the man himself may have been invisible, the clothes were not, and his actions had just as much of an impact on the world as those... Continue Reading →
Have you ever had a moment of such incredible happiness that you found yourself wondering “what did I do to deserve this?” I have. And that one question my friends, is a clear cut example of what a twisted culture we live in. You see, happiness is not something that you deserve. It is not... Continue Reading →
Barefoot, she stands, waiting. A restless breeze tugs at her hair before moving on, leaving behind the faint scent of the ocean; a scent that fills her simultaneously with a soothing calm and an unquenchable restless. Head thrown back, she stands, waiting. Her eyes search the evening sky, watching as the stars wink into existence,... Continue Reading →
Dear Dad, You may not have been there for me while I was growing up. Other parents manage to be around for their kid even if their marriage falls apart. But I know now, that is not how you work. You had to get away. Start a new life. I get it. You may not... Continue Reading →
THE CATERPILLAR GIRL She was going nowhere, this caterpillar girl. Every day the same. Inching along her barren branch. Trying to make sense of a pointless world. Every day she would wake up and do it all again. And every night it seemed that she was no closer to her goal (whatever that might be... Continue Reading →
Suddenly thrown together; violently torn apart; slow and steady buildup of grown and strength or a steady movement away from each other; a study of planetary plate tectonics is like viewing the development and decline of personal relationships only on a global scale. Most people are introduced to the concept of tectonic plates in grade... Continue Reading →
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." ~Alexander Graham Bell My heart was broken long ago. The details don't matter. What matters is that instead of admitting that my heart was... Continue Reading →
“All Beginnings are hard. . . . Especially a beginning that you make for yourself. That's the hardest beginning of all.” ~Chiam Potok It is not unusual at this time of the year to see dozens of posts touting an individual’s New Year’s Resolutions; posts about losing weight, finding love, getting their dream job. ... Continue Reading →
I was drowning in darkness. Unable to move Unable to breathe So deep that nothing could penetrate. And then, alone in the dark I felt a hand slip into mine And felt another heart beating in the dakness. One hand. One heart. And a whisper in the dark; A voice my soul recognized. Two words... Continue Reading →
"It doesn't matter how bad things get. It doesn't matter how dark the clouds are. You have to believe, deep in your heart, that the sun is still shining, even if, right now, you can't feel anything except the continual downpour." ~ SSHenry There are times in each of our lives; moments, days, months even;... Continue Reading →
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