I am from the ocean. The waves pull me out and I am at the mercy of the current. It does not matter. I float north under ice floes and around chunks of glacier. I see below me a glowing community of the deep. Terrible organisms glow with phosphorescent beauty and I do not tremble in fear. I am from the depths.

Above me I see diving things, both ( Read more... )

I am from.....

I read these words somewhere, I wrote them on my desk blotter.  I ponder them almost daily.  What solution?  Mathmatical? Scientific? Global? Personal?

Write on.

Every once in awhile, even with careful application, her mask slips. The mask is just slightly askew, most people don’t notice right away. Those days/nights/afternoons are consumed with ‘the mean reds’ (thank you, Holly Golightly). The mean reds are no joke.

She lashes out at co-workers until they stay away. Small inconveniences can bring such ( Read more... )

Her mask is kind, gentle and composed. Every morning applying her make up, she soothes the creases from the night before. Each crease is an anxiety, worry, or fear. Her night time thoughts are usually not the peaceful kind. And she’s still somewhat afraid of the dark. She knows that in the morning light, with special care, no one will be the wiser ( Read more... )

Sometimes the universe (cosmos/Creator/Divine/whatever) sends you a sucker punch to the gut.

Sometimes the universe gives you a sucker punch to the gut. I hadn’t expected this, perhaps I should have. I certainly new it was going to be an interesting day when the garbage truck put a dumpster through the windshield of my car.

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Masks can be physical, emotional, or metaphorical.

Tell me a story about the masks we wear.

Row, row, row your boat, frantically up the stream ( Read more... )

Hey, did you hear about Alex? Well, lets just say, it’s big this time, and gonna result in lawsuits for the company too...

Before I go further, I should probably give you some background. I work for a plastics company in the new product design department. The business has come up with some really great stuff to attach to plastics. You all know about ( Read more... )

My submission:

Yes, the shoes fit. They fit perfectly, and there’s no backing out now. You know, hindsight is 20-20 when you do something you regret. Always perfect 20-20 hindsight vision.

It seemed like fun at the time. I didn’t really give it much thought. No one was home. Dad was on a business trip. Everyone else, Stepmother and my stepsisters ( Read more... )