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5: This is your brain on...
Many people have split minds: their Everyday Brain and Work Brain. Some find it difficult to divide the two, even with a job where they leave their work at the office and go home ( Read more... ) -
3: Shenanigans
When my now-husband visited me for our first Christmas together in 2006, he made this observation about my extended family: "I see that my love's brain damage is heriditary. They have a tradition of gag gift giving that involves elaborate stories filled with personal jabs and zings. It was very entertaining to say the least."Growing up, I ( Read more... ) -
1: Am I Crazy?
The judge turns and studies me sitting demurely in the seat next to him. We are waiting for our court hearing to start, judge and his loyal clerk. He smiles ( Read more... ) -
100 Words: Psychosomatic
In my childhood, I’d become so distressed I’d vomit. My mother would hold back my hair, uttering soothing words. "I'm going to die!" I'd sob. "No you're not, sweetie. You're just sick," she'd tell me, and I'd happily believe her ( Read more... ) -
100 words: Heaven
We engaged in sleepy morning sex followed by a homemade breakfast of eggs and bacon. Coffee simmered in a nearby pot. As we ate, the tornado siren wailed outside despite an azure sky sweeping miles around.
"I wonder why it’s ringing?" I mused, glancing outside and then turning to look at him.
He shrugged and took a sip of coffee.
"It's probably the ( Read more... ) -
100 Words: Best Friends
I watched them every day from my back-row desk. Two girls wearing gold necklaces, each carrying half a heart. Best friends.
When they fought, the blonde-haired one snatched the jewelry from her enemy. With great ceremony, she’d clasp the chain around my neck, smiling.
I shivered with joy, feeling love dangling precariously above the pulse of my ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Champion?
therealljidol: THE LAST TOPIC!
Go Vote!
I blame sdaisyk for the reason I'm here today. On January 24th, she posted a poll about LJ Idol. "LJ Idol?" I asked her. She sent me a link to the community. Twenty million weeks later, I remain as one of three contestants from the original 72. I'm impressed by the determination in my fellow writers, topic after topic ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol: My Favorite Book (Week 24, Topic 2)
therealljidol Topic Two: My Favorite BookWhile browsing through the stacks of a small bookstore in Western Pennsylvania during the summer of 2002, my eyes fell upon a bright yellow book. If it had been shelved with children's books, I would have never noticed it among the other vibrant colors. But this book rested in between sterile self-help volumes. ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol: Alternative Energy (Week 24, Topic 1)
therealljidol: Alternative EnergyDiane Werl loved the disco. She would rush home from work every evening to meticulously dress herself. Then she'd head out to the Electic Eel, her favorite dance club ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol: The Wall (Week 23)
therealljidol Topic: THE WALLI do not simply cover walls. I saturate them ( Read more... )