Comments | edith_jones: LJ Idol Week 3: Coprolite

edith_jones

LJ Idol Week 3: Coprolite

Nov 07, 2011 14:55

I actually think I have managed to write a piece without swearing.

( no, no, there is a swear word. So under a cut it goes. )

8-3, lj idol, writing

Comments 35

pixiebelle November 7 2011, 20:41:09 UTC

This was beautifully written, Allie, though hints of sadness there too of course. You are a survivor and that's not something to take lightly... Marriage doesn't always mean happiness, I've learned that as well. It takes much more than that... I hope you continue to be strong and get stronger every day <3

edith_jones November 9 2011, 15:39:13 UTC

Thank you, Kristin. I'm still sad but I'm getting through it, although there are times when I'm an absolute mess. Most days I feel strong. I will get stronger. Thank you for your comment and your wishes. I hope the same for you.

noodledays November 7 2011, 21:34:14 UTC

this is a great homage to what you've come through and how you've found yourself.

edith_jones November 9 2011, 15:40:22 UTC

Thank you. "Finding myself" is an apt way of putting it, as I've felt lost for many years.

myrna_bird November 7 2011, 22:44:30 UTC

I loved hearing all your exciting plans as a teenager. Such imagination and life there! Then moving on to to the real world which we all find is not what we thought it would be. But as a survivor, you have grown in strength and self-determination and probably some of the best is yet to come for you! I enjoyed this immensely. One of my favorites so far!

edith_jones November 9 2011, 15:42:20 UTC

Thank you! I did have some interesting and some odd plans for the future. Mostly I'm very glad that I didn't become a rock star wife! It's good that I survived; there have been days when I seriously wondered if I was going to get through this, and there are still days or hours or evenings when I'm an absolute mess. Thanks so much for your nice comment.

solstice_singer November 7 2011, 23:12:27 UTC

For my sake, I hope there isn't snow tomorrow. I hate, hate, hate snow.

This was a lovely entry. You're right. Life doesn't turn out the way we planned it. We don't always turn out to be the people others think we should be. But, as long as we're happy, things are good.

edith_jones November 9 2011, 15:46:21 UTC

No snow yet! Just heavy frost. And then yesterday it was 70 degrees. This is a weird November, in terms of weather.

I'm glad you enjoyed the entry. I wish life turned out the way I wanted it to, I wish my dreams would come true, even the weird ones, I wish I had some certainty about my future. It's scary. I'm trying to ride the wave of scary, and succeed in that occasionally! But I think, for the most part, that I'm happy. How are you?

majesticzaichik November 7 2011, 23:30:56 UTC

Keep fighting! I really admire your strength and dedication. I liked your ending : ).

edith_jones November 9 2011, 15:48:35 UTC

Thank you! I'm especially glad you liked the ending as good endings are hard to write. All of my favourite authors end books well. Some days I am the opposite of strong, like today, when I woke up with a headache and feel miserable about everything because of it! I do not like days like this, but they're becoming fewer and further between, thank goodness.