In early January 2012, I read a blog post that affected everything in my life. I was not in a great place in most parts of my life, and this post really helped me to understand myself a little better. It was written by Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess. I had stumbled upon her blog at … Continue reading I solemnly swear to be Furiously Happy
Anyone else felt a little bagel lately?
I'm tired. Not the normal, I've got a two-year old and have to get up early kind of tired. No, this is the really fun tired of Depression. The kind of apathetic, bland, insipid tired that makes you want to do nothing but sit in a dark room and stare at a wall. Except I can't … Continue reading Anyone else felt a little bagel lately?
Today’s post is brought to you by…
This piece was originally written for a writing exercise about two years ago. The prompt was "Fairytell - with a twist." I re-edited it for publication this evening mostly because I spent the day with my tumultuous two-year old and was unable to finish editing the piece I had originally planned. Life is awesome, but unexpected. What’ll I … Continue reading Today’s post is brought to you by…
Trigger Words & Terribleness
This has been a pretty lousy week, full of darkness and doubt; a family friend lost a battle with cancer; a co-worker lost her baby; and we lost a furry member of our extended family. I know that I am one person, and that there were many people fighting their own battles this week. It seems … Continue reading Trigger Words & Terribleness
Music Music Everywhere
Music is truly magical. It reaches out and touches each of us in different ways. Across distance and time, across oceans and through the air, music has a way of making us feel. When I think of different moments in my life, I think of the soundtrack: the first song played in my new car … Continue reading Music Music Everywhere
A Love Story
Our breathing rang in my ears, and I could feel my heart beating in my stomach. "Do you think they've stopped?" I glanced behind us. "I don't know," I panted. "And I don't really want to find out. Come on." I pushed off against the brick wall, forcing myself to go a little further. The … Continue reading A Love Story
A Plea for Reason
And it happens again. More violence. More hate. My Twitter timeline and Facebook Newsfeed are full of stories of people acting like animals. Messages and posts of how this group or that class or these people are taking away from us. How "we" need to be against "them," or they hate women, guns, law and order. It's … Continue reading A Plea for Reason
“When life seems jolly rotten, there is something you’ve forgotten…”
There's a lot of negativity out there this week folks. There are people shooting at each other, people talking about the worst parts of humanity to score points, other people just being dicks in general. I think about the every day moments of happiness that I have; my son waking me up in the morning, my … Continue reading “When life seems jolly rotten, there is something you’ve forgotten…”
Unfinished Stories – Colors, by Dawn Locklear & Redzuan Abdul Rahim
No one is spared when computers rise up, including myself. However, all is well again here are Sword & Quill, and so we conclude this series of Unfinished Stories; slightly later than originally thought, but finished just the same. Tonight, an unconventional, and yet spectacular, ending to our adventure is brought to you by Dawn and … Continue reading Unfinished Stories – Colors, by Dawn Locklear & Redzuan Abdul Rahim
Unfinished Stories – The Volunteer, by Jeffery Crow & Robin Nyström
Well folks, instead of a regular post, it will be another Unfinished Story. Too many great stories this week to stop. This week's entry was started by myself, and it seemed like the perfect way to welcome Robin. Keep dreaming folks, and see you tomorrow. --- It was such a good party. New Year's Eve. Champagne. … Continue reading Unfinished Stories – The Volunteer, by Jeffery Crow & Robin Nyström
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