Photo from Jasmin Chew @Unsplash In that liminal space from childhood and adulthood, A young person considers maneuvering the world alone. Butterflies tumble in her stomach at leaving her tribe, But the tendency is to stop childish things and act grown. Looking into the greatness of the evening sky above her, Her smugness at acing... Continue Reading →
Photo for Sunday Writing Prompt, March 28, 2021 from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie The end of the road Leads to new paths and places For us to explore. Written for the last Sunday Writing Prompt by Michael at Mindlovemisery's Menagerie: the end of the road. I wish you the best in your new endeavors, Micheal. I thank... Continue Reading →
From Mindlovemisery's Menagerie for First Line Friday People see what makes sense to them, reality notwithstanding. They don't listen any more to facts, no matter how detailed. What a sadness, thought Erica as she stood with her poster held high in the air denouncing new laws to suppress the vote for so many people. Walking... Continue Reading →
They called me an ugly duckling, The one that no one would befriend. But, I saw myself as a swan-in-waiting, Knowing my beauty would come in the end. It mattered not to me what others said, Or of the names they called me to my face. For I knew that underneath my gray facade, I... Continue Reading →
Photo by Conor Luddy via Unsplash Charlotte ambivalently hopped home with just one tennis shoe on, scared to tell Mama that she didn't know where the other shoe was, but also still celebrating that she'd had the courage to accept the dare from Teana to run over the sands at the beach and into the... Continue Reading →
Don't panic! I just have to reshelve them after some electrical work! I am an unapologetic bookworm, With books spread out everywhere. To live to read them all and enjoy them Is my hope and one of my prayers. On top of all the tangible books you see, My old Kindle is filled to the... Continue Reading →
From Mindlovemisery's Menagerie for First-Line Friday, March 12, 2021 Tamsin’s heart drummed frantically as she tore through her pack, her books, and the messy desk– where was it?! She knows that she placed her lunch in the backpack this morning! Sometimes it seems as if her memory is standing on the sidelines of her life,... Continue Reading →
Photo from Jayson Hinrichson @Unsplash Standing in remembrance of you today, A woman of such great strength and worth. You lifted the veil of shame and showed me your scars. Now, I know that I can survive anywhere on this Earth. You taught me outer beauty shouldn't be my goal, But making my opinions known... Continue Reading →
Walking through our lives with blinders on Won't change the reality of our situations. It makes the trials longer and the suffering greater, But it never results in any meaningful cessations. So take off the boxes and face your life head-on, Experiencing the good, bad, and, inevitably, the ugly. For only when you take your... Continue Reading →
Caleb thought, "Pain is preferable to the alternative!" He kept the symbols of time and death on the mantel over the fireplace in his bedroom. The anodynes prescibed by the doctors helped, but the pains from his injuries were indissoluble. The suddenness of his accident still awed him. Although he had heard the older members... Continue Reading →
