simplicity
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In another life I'd be the perfect house wife. I'd bake chicken pot pies that tasted rich with flaky crusts and velvet saucy fillings that are delicious. I'd make morning pastries to feed my adoring husband before I kissed him goodbye, before he headed to work. When busy, I'd be rich enough to buy treats or trade with friends for them. I'd complete all my domestic tasks while I worried over my husbands return, without a way to communicate with him. By night I'd wait for my husband to sleep then sneak away to a gathering of friends for the meeting of my secret society. The only break from my god fearing womanly ways as the domestic matriarch of my household. So much stronger than my female form exhibits. I'd pardon myself, knowing my actions aligned with the times. I'd be an artist in my own right. I'd have a male pen name that society comes to adore, as much as my husband does me. A Renaissance woman during the Renaissance. Full of new ideas and the energy to embrace it.
By simplicity12 months ago in History
Poppy
Vincent Van Gogh once said, "If a painting seems too simple, you just haven't looked at it long enough". For his paintings this is definitely true. I've applied this quote as my understanding of people as well. It's become the basis of most characters I write about or try to develop. People, like snowflakes and art are all unique. Art reveals not only what's being depicted, but how the one depicting it see's something.
By simplicity12 months ago in Art
NGAD Theft
He adjusted his freshly pressed uniform as he sat in his seat. Not letting on to anything out of the ordinary, for he was still being watched. This day would be anything but ordinary. It had taken him 12 months to get to this point. A hefty 5 part syllabus course completed. However, before the 12 months, it was a five year rigorous planning ordeal with a college mate. Any NGAD Flyer pilot would be anxious and excited, but they weren't pulling off the greatest heist ever attempted.
By simplicity12 months ago in Fiction
The New Business Plan
Doll-Up, Riggzy, Trash, and Harper. The fours of us were in it together. Riggzy was the trust fund kid with the higher education, but he was so much smarter than that. The rest of us weren't dumb, but had nothing stellar about us. Me, Harper, came from a middle class family. The others not even that.
By simplicity12 months ago in Fiction
Words
Defined, definitions followed to the root. Indications to a history. Serving as dowries to society. Tracing our own histories and upbringings. Reasonably the reasons for existing. An infinite amount of formulations. Connecting us all. Transcribing the times. Increasing as new formulations arrise and decrease as the old are discarded. Opening various paths to travel, be it a stroll or hike. Nascent displays of the individual.
By simplicityabout a year ago in Poets
Drive Home From Work
I wonder if I will ever reach my destination. The waffling of misplaced air from the two windows being down in the back gets to be too much for my ears. I give in to lowering my passanger side window, just a crack. Immediately a streaming flow of salty air envelopes the car. Familiar and nuanced. The air carries information about nearby restaurants and the days activities. I see my dog agrees as I look at her through my car side mirror. I know we're close. I stick my hand out the window, allowing my fingers to weave through the air as if running through strands of hair. Cool to the touch, it's almost damp. The sun doesn't try to smother the skin with kisses all day like the deserts sun. Instead, it waits til afternoon to make an appearance, if it does at all. Today's haze cushions memories with thoughts of my bed and pillows as we drive on. The familiar right turn on to PCH, my body bracing before the car even turns. I re-adjust naturally after. It's all second nature at this point. Anticipation garners as my home comes into view. A full bladder's screaming makes it hard to think. Except to wonder, why I'd ever left my beach location.
By simplicityabout a year ago in Poets
The Magical Dog Park
The dog park. A space for dogs. A place for those without the space in their own back yard. A place where dogs and owners go to socialize with others like them. A place where owners and dogs are judged on social politeness in the hierarchy of training and behavior. My pooch, far from the most behaved, but adorable enough to pull off the young excited untrained behavior.
By simplicityabout a year ago in Fiction
David, the Gnome
The simplest storybook shows can sometimes carry and deliver more serious messages. These messages, act as warnings to the viewer that are hidden behind adorable stories. Like many recorded fables from the past, 'David, the gnome' follows this formula. It is based on a main character from a 1985 Spanish T.V. series. The original T.V. series was based on a book called 'The Secret Book of Gnomes', by Wil Huygen. BRB International produced the spanish series. Although, 'David, the gnome's' Spanish origins tie into the shows underlying religious message historically speaking, that will not be coved in this paper. However, that could be a paper topic in and of itself. The garden gnome before this production found it's origins from hired, live-in druid hermits, then refined by Paracelsus and others.
By simplicityabout a year ago in Journal
Abstract: Rituals As A Way of Obtaining 'Free' Information
Progression is defined as the "process of developing or movement towards an advanced state", according to the dictionary. In todays world advancement is tied to knowledge: knowledge of materials, knowledge of historical context, knowledge of business, knowledge of manufacturing, etc. Knowledge is often not free. It is expensive monetarily and in the amount of time allocated towards it's cultivation. Rituals, be it religious or social were a way for people to cultivate knowledge freely for progression to an advanced state. Religion has protective teachings for survival of an individual, as well as a given group of people. It also provides hope and motivation of being in touch with a higher being. We all know the story of Moses and similar stories from multiple cultures that provide hope in chosen individuals being privy to advanced knowledge that could not easily be obtained through any other method. Social rituals create a safety net, widen a person's repertoire for exposure to various forms of knowledge, and hopefully fulfill emotional needs in the process. Rituals have helped to level the playing field in the pursuit of knowledge for advancement of individuals and a given group of people.
By simplicityabout a year ago in Journal