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As a writer, I have plenty of observations. So many, I just can’t help but share them all, feel free to scroll through my thoughts, maybe you can relate…

From where I sit

Thrift Stores and Libraries.

Thrift Stores and Libraries.

When I was a kid, I remember the first time I ever went into a thrift store, the feeling of amazement that places like that even existed blew my mind. There was so much stuff to look at and sift through. We were allowed to touch everything! Thrift stores in 1980s New...

Chicken or Egg?

Chicken or Egg?

Honesty is such a lonely word, turns out Billy Joel wasn't kidding. Like most things, that can be taken several ways depending on your personal narrative, and I believe the majority of that song is about honesty in intimate relationships. But it is so relatable to...

People change, divorce sucks.

People change, divorce sucks.

Divorce was one of those things that happened to other people. Not to me, not to my incredible relationship, we would be married forever.  Or not, as it turned out.  It appears you need more than great sex and the ability to make each other laugh daily to...

Latest Posts

Your Vaccination Status is Not my Business.

Here’s something that has been on my mind a lot these last 12 months or so, especially with COVID and travel and countries shut down and plans on hold. And especially with noticing many of my friends/acquaintances/family members choosing to take the anti-vax stance...

Not Ready for Gray Hair.

I am an accepting person by nature, I feel I lived enough and had enough experience and perspective to let the things I cannot change just be, things like other people’s beliefs, bureaucratic processes, the weather, aging, and situations out of our control – I simply...

My Husband has a Mistress.

My husband has a mistress, her name is Alcohol, No matter what he's doing, he is right there when she calls. He can always justify, the time he spends with her, Whatever reason he can find, it's her company he prefers. She has been with him constantly, more than half...

Just Do Your Job. Teen ESL Short Story.

Genre: Fiction Subject: Nonfeasance by Authorities Nation-X Just Do Your Job Nonfeasance. Peter Kangas witnesses a police chase in which the police vehicle in pursuit does not stop to assist after the suspect’s car causes an accident. Officer Kieran made the decision...

Real Beauty is Depth

We live in a youth and beauty-focused culture. We have been brainwashed by advertising (mainly) and TV to value youth over substance. When you name it, it sounds so strange. That our western culture holds such superficiality to be the pinnacle of admiration and...

Nowhere To Go. Short Story. Teen ESL.

Genre: Fiction Subject: Housing Issues Nation-X Nowhere To Go Housing Issues. Max is excited that Elley Construction will be redeveloping an old run-down area of the city. He overhears a conversation at the local deli that changes his mind about how good the new...

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