KJ Aartila
Stories (310/0)
The Good Stray
The Good Stray ***Based on a true story. *** I saved the orange and white tabby cat that came slinking to my door. His sad, scrawny form with the abscess on its side, begged for food. I gave him some raw meat I had thawing for dinner, and decided if he made it through the weekend, he would be officially ours and we would take him to the vet to have him neutered, vaccinated and treated as needed to get him back to healthy. Even if he ran off afterwards, at least he wouldn’t be creating more kittens or spreading sickness.
By KJ Aartila4 months ago in Criminal
What Time is It?
What Time is It? I wanted to come up with a word for the “Neolomicro Challenge” to describe the ridiculousness of the seasonal time change, but the only thing that keeps coming to mind is Super Annoying. Like this morning, I was up at four something AM because my brain is still thinking “five.”
By KJ Aartila6 months ago in Fiction
No Wine, No Light, No Happiness - vember
No Wine, No Light, No Happiness - vember Well, my fellow Vocalites, I’m still here. As a Vocal Plus member. Why? Because apparently Vocal likes me so much, they just won’t let me go! No, really – I went into my settings and thought I canceled the auto-renew. It seems by some twist of fate, the platform didn’t accept my cancellation as of October 30 and have renewed me for another year! That’s until October 30, 2024. I checked. It works now. When I contacted them yesterday, the bot Remy responded that they don’t do refunds. That wasn’t what I asked.
By KJ Aartila6 months ago in Journal
A New Hangout
A New Hangout The opening image is to a video of a love song of great importance to my husband and I. Probably kinda over-the-top for my Vocalites and writing, but it's a gorgeous song that I felt inspired to share here. Maybe you'll enjoy it, maybe I'm just a touch crazy, but that's how I roll. Wanna join me?
By KJ Aartila7 months ago in Journal