It may take the shape of poetry
Trigger warning/suicide
Praying to the Unicorns? No. Not praying.
Begging.
Pleading.
Wailing.
Unicorns are as real as Gods and sons of Gods when
your wrists are slit open. When
you are bleeding out. When
there was no other option, no other person, no other thought, feeling, emotion.
Only desperation.
Praying…
Memory loss and brain fog aren’t just annoying; they are dangerous.
I'm far too young to be this old.
I started the aging process a bit younger than most. Not only did I have a full hysterectomy in my 30s, jump-starting menopause, but I have done a lot of damage to my body. I started smoking cigarettes when I was ten…
With a pen in her mouth and ink in her hair?
What is she doing over there? Eyes glassy. Blank stare? Is that ink in her hair?
Words pressing in her brain. Images went in, they want out again. They are trapped in a prison of fear and shame. The words want out. Now! They are beginning to cause pain.
The…
a love poem
The true story of what the fuck am I going to do now
Well. It’s happened. I suspected it would. But it is now official.
Beginning in November I will no longer have health insurance. I will not be able to easily or affordably replace it.
I live in Texas.
Texas opted out of the Affordable Care Act insurance discount, aka Obamacare. …
100/50 Words Roundup
Thrifty Words 100 #36: Imagination & 50 Words Theme Challenge #57: Imagination
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
— Albert Einstein.
Just imagine.
50 Words
Marla Bishop remembers age 8
Barry Dawson Jr. IV weaves like jazz
GB Rogut Just…damn, Gaby, damn.
Fred Ermlich goes wild
Élan is the other sister
50/100 Words
Thrifty Words 100 #36: Imagination & 50 Words Theme Challenge #57: Imagination
I sometimes wonder what I would do if, for some reason or other, I was cursed by an evil wizard and woke up as a dragon. Naturally, there would be a way to break the curse.
Here’s where things get interesting.
I imagine I would never want to break the…
50&100 Words
Thrifty Words 100 #33: Abortion & Fifty Words Theme Challenge #54:Abortion
I apologize for my tardiness bringing all of you this wonderful roundup. I was briefly in the Emergency Room yesterday with a kidney stone. They sent me home, with pain pills and the assurance I would pass it soon.
Joy.
Every time I open my news feed and see, “Texas…
50/100 Words
Thrifty Words 100 #33: Abortion & Fifty Words Theme Challenge #54: Abortion
Texas.
I live in Texas. The state that just passed laws that will destroy our nation.
Texas refuses to impose a mask mandate because it is a violation of (men’s) rights. If any county or city requires masks for any event, including school, they can be fined. The school could…
Personal essay
It was 1791.2 miles away
The dogs were barking. First that little huffing sound they make when they're alerted to something. Next, full-on bark-howl.
I heard them but rolled over and put my pillow over my head. My husband went to see what the brouhaha was all about. He came back in and got his…
