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LJ Idol Week 9- Milkshake Duck- A Kiss is but a Kiss
Carl and Sandra tumbled off of the sled at the bottom of the hill, slipping onto the icy snow below them. They laughed, big, uncontrollable belly laughs until they were out of breath. Carl had found himself on top of Sandra as she lay on her back in the snow. He propped his head onto one of his hands, trying not to squish her. Carl watched ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Week 8
Harry stood in the doorway, a giant duffel bag hanging from his left shoulder. He should have already been on the road, but it was hard to leave. It was hard to do anything at all at this point. He walked back into the house, dropping his bag next to the hall closet, and laid down on the hardwood floor in the dining room. The house looked so ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol- Week 7
Even after we stopped talking completely, my dad still sent me forwards- things like coupons for children's books or notifications about sporting events. I realized recently that they had stopped as well and had some internal commentary about what it means when I didn't notice an almost daily communication trickled into nothingness ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol week 5- They're the Ones Who Used to Call me Friend
I'm watching her unravel. The woman who used to be my rock and my caretaker, who taught me to cut with a knife and to wash my hair. She is 94 now, and will be 95 in a few weeks, but instead of teaching me lessons these days, we suffer through memory loops ( Read more... ) -
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My first few days of college were.. well, to be quite frank, they were miserable. I was experiencing a whole level of social anxiety that was unparalleled to that point. All of this exacerbated by having gone cold turkey on my previous months of partying, moving 1200 miles away from everyone I knew, and finding out a friend of mine died in a car ( Read more... ) -
Everything Looks Like a Nail- LJ Idol Week 3
A couple of months ago, we moved 90 miles from Long Island to eastern Pennsylvania. It's really not that far (as I keep telling friends and family back in NY), but I'm still having some issues adjusting. This new place is filled with plants and animals and overwhelming quiet (aside from the crickets who are so loud that their chirping bounces off ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Week 1- Resolution
As a parent in 2019, I hear a lot of concern over children and "screen time." I get it. No one wants their kids to become mindless zombies who just want to sit in front of the television, and I do frequently tell the kids to turn off the devices to read or play or go outside. I'm not someone who limits screen time as a rule though, because I was ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol
So, the time has come for another season of LJ Idol. I sat out the last round, which was on DW, but with the competition back on LJ, I'm incentivised to jump back in. A lot has changed since the last time I played, and I'm ready to focus some more on my writing in general. Plus, it would be nice to get back in touch with some of the writing ( Read more... ) -
I'm trying
It's one of those weird things where you feel depressed, but you keep moving forward because you have to. I feel like I'm walking around with my head down and just pushing the ball forward on all fronts, and it's not anyone's fault. I just have to get through this funk ( Read more... ) -
July Update
July is flying by. Sal finished his sailing camp and loved it. By the end of the camp, he had sailed the small boat all by himself. They would have loved to keep him at camp, but there was no way I could afford it. I'm glad he got to go for those two weeks though. He looks so big these days, especially with his little tan and the haircut he ( Read more... )