SEPTEMBER SURRENDER: DAY TWELVE What I'm Letting Go I'm a chronic skin-picker. It's been that way my whole life. I have issues with my fingers. I pick and bite at my cuticles and scratch the skin all around my nails. I'll even bite or chew it all off until it bleeds. As long as I … Continue reading (12) pick & choose
september surrender: day ten what i'm letting go Remember the "Talkboy?" It was a toy that coincided with Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. It was the hottest Christmas gift in 1992, and I wanted it. Everyone did. But I got it first, and later the Talkgirl, which was pink, and of course only … Continue reading (10) what’s not to hate?
Thirty more days to lay bare all I see before me.
When we say hurtful things, that hurt comes back to you threefold. Even if you don't think it will. You may think you're one of the strongest and most unfeeling people on earth, and absolutely nothing can get you down. Until you're left with nothing to ponder but your own words and actions. We're all … Continue reading i can forgive too
"How do you know what will be?" he asked. "I don't," I said, "I've just written many stories of what I think we could be." "But what if we're not meant to be in this life?" I smiled. "My love," I began, "We live many lifetimes while we're here on earth. You get but one … Continue reading The End, for now
There are moments when you're with those you care about most and are confronted with exactly who you are. You see aspects of yourself and what you're about, even realizing that you don't have all the answers as to why you feel a certain way. It becomes yet another thing you look forward to working … Continue reading (26) packing it in [june renew]
My co-worker brought pizza into the office this morning. Yep, I had pizza for breakfast. I knew I was going to. Since there's only three of us in the newsroom most mornings, we've decided on a "Friday Feast" snack rotation schedule. As part of an end of the week celebration, one of us buys breakfast … Continue reading (18) a healthy working relationship [june renew]
There was a flood today in my apartment building. I have no idea what happened. It felt like it made sense. I have a real option to stay in this building, just in a much bigger place. And it's okay that she leaked a little. She's an old building. Pre-war. Optimal real estate in this … Continue reading (10) nestled safe in my city [june renew]
I notice that my lips are moving when I’m not talking. It’s happening more and more. I’m silently mouthing things to myself. It happens when I write. It happens when I walk down the street. And I'm not sure if it's part of a greater issue. But that may be my paranoia talking. I do … Continue reading (7) maybe speaking is enough [june renew]
Sometimes I never know where to begin when I start writing one of these things. It's hard to gauge where I set my scope. Am I making fun of 2019? Am I zooming in on the internet as a whole? Or the social media aspect of things? Any way you slice it, we're communicating at … Continue reading The Internet Communication Breakdown – ProJared and the Sh*tstorm that Followed
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