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I'm So Much More Interesting When My Life is Boring.
I've been struggling with putting this post together, do I write a poem, the writing for which I'd like to be known? Do I write a reflective essay because 100 and one year and the changing of my vocal plus status are massive adjustments for me? Do I express my true, full thoughts on a year and one hundred stories on this platform? Am I putting too much pressure on myself for a perceived milestone that doesn't really mean much? Yes the answer to that last one is a resounding yes.
…With Every Fiber of Your Being
If there was a chance that you could earn an actual living doing the thing you most love to do in the world… The thing you would pay to do… You'd be foolish not to pursue it with every fiber of your being. #advicetomydaughter
Aaron Waddell - The Everyday MysticPublished 6 months ago in HumansCareful Who Puts the Cuffs on You This Season
Suddenly Cuffing Season is being discussed everywhere: Facebook has over a dozen Cuffing groups, YouTube has dozens of videos on the subject, including a video of the 2014 ‘Cuffin’ Season’ song by Fabolos.
Judey KalchikPublished 6 months ago in HumansMugly Actions
Something I saw on the Discord app recently really bothered me. Maybe I’m overreacting, maybe not. You guys tell me. You see, it was a conversation between two Top Creators from Vocal, who did not have the decency to take their private chat to messages, so one can only assume they wanted others to see.
Mother CombsPublished 6 months ago in HumansLove Language
I stirred from my sleep, bleary-eyed and confused, to the tunneled sound of not-so-distant cries that felt like I was still in a dream. I sat up and rubbed my eyes as I tried to orient myself. Having him home with us still felt incredibly surreal. I moved slowly, cautious not to tug too much at the still-numb scar at the bottom of my softened belly.
Lucero KingPublished 6 months ago in HumansDear Auntie Heather
Below is my response to Heather Hubler's "Write Me a Letter Challenge." Although I said above this was "my" response, it's seems I've been relegated to editor status while my cat has taken over the task:
Cathy holmesPublished 6 months ago in HumansThat Time Doris Day Hit the Fan
My older brother let me in on secret joke when I was eight years old. It was a visual bit of comedy, all its humorous genius revealed with paper and pencil. The day after he showed this joke to me I demonstrated it for the kids in my grade three class while the teacher was out of the room. I had the best venue: the blackboard.
Marie WilsonPublished 7 months ago in HumansThe Loudly Silent End
I stood a few feet behind the occupied bench, enjoying the new morning after a glorious yellow sunrise. I could hear the sea breeze rustling the palm trees, the barking sea lions, and the cawing seagulls. The soft sand was cool and damp beneath my bare feet, since the sun hadn’t yet scorched the morning dew from beneath the tree’s fronds.
Bekah JimenezPublished 7 months ago in HumansEntering my Autumn Years
Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. ~ John Lennon Well, here it is. After close to 27 full years in the Public Service, I’m on the cusp of retirement. In fact, 74 days from the time of this writing, I will work my last day as a public servant. And then, on the First Day of Winter, 27 years to the day since I worked my very first shift as a correctional officer, I will become a pensioner.
Shelley CarrollPublished 7 months ago in HumansUnspoken
Unspoken, that's the way he likes it do what you're told and keep your thoughts to yourself Unspoken, not so easily forgotten
Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 7 months ago in HumansI'd rather see your Star explode
When a house stops feeling like a home, and your body constantly nags you to “go home,” you can’t help but wonder if silence is, in fact, golden. I stared at my husband, seeing his smug face sitting at his computer as he worked. He didn’t notice I was drilling holes into his head with my eyes. We rarely fought, but when we did, I remembered that my kind-hearted lover had a side that reminded me of my father.
Sleep
Sleep is something that we all need, yet in this era of life, we assume that we can do without it as we are strong, empowered and can multi-task like anything and that is rubbish.
Ben ShelleyPublished 7 months ago in Humans