If you recall a few weeks back I wrote a Because Girls Are Cool post about Helena Hann-Basquiat. I have been reading a story she wrote about violent abuse against women and I would like to encourage you to check it out because, despite the content, it is a great read and I…
I am sleeping with a comfortable stranger, recognizable features, soothing snore; but you’re not same man I met over two decades ago. Like two ghosts sharing the same spaces, we rarely collide anymore; we just gave up trying and ended up simply co-existing. I long to lie in your arms once more, feeling your…
WRITTEN BY OFF DUTY MOM AND HASTYWORDS Waxy colors rained down Turning bright colors Of greens, reds, and blues Into those of muddy brown. And in war and strife, I drop anchor here In this sea so soft with murk, Thinking of how much better it is to let the children…
So many of my family and friends are celebrating their birthday this month I can barely keep up! This beautiful lady, Mother of Imperfection celebrated hers recently… and she is as real as a person can get. Some of her posts hurt to read and prove, once again, how strong mothers can be. I…
Lists and the 100 Word Story: Prompt Visit Feral Little Secrets for details My list of observances occurred on Sept 1 of 2003 The house is too quiet. I go to chart my cycle and think I can’t do this anymore. I notice a woman with three children as I buy my last pregnancy test.…
WordPress just told me today is my 2 year blogging anniversary! I didn’t plan a party or anything. Well…no balloons, noisemakers or speeches anyway. BUT I am one very grateful blogger. YOU ALL make me a better person. All the familiar gravatar’s that show up post after post….YOU are my friends!!!! I appreciate you and…
Did you know that by reading this post and then clicking a button you can change someone’s life for the better? Mike has been an unemployed math teacher going on three years, and currently struggles to support his family by taking substitute and tutoring jobs. Although he has a B.A. that certifies him to teach…
DPChallenge – Power of Names I love traditions. I love to keep them and l love to create them. I think sometimes that my entire day is planned around tradition. Some people might call them routines but if you stick with a routine long enough it becomes tradition. My family didn’t really have a strong…
I didn’t really know my Grandparents very well, I mean… I did lots of fun things with them but to sit and talk with them and get to really know them isn’t something I ever got to do. They both died in their early 60’s when I was barely 20. So I am left with…
Written by John Bentz and Hastywords Your eyes tell a story of deep sadness Yet there is a playful smile on your lips. Drawing from the deep well of your soul Seems an insurmountable feat Gazing softly, I reach into you Steady long breaths define your rhythm Yet I can feel your heart beat contrary.…
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