“No, no, wait,” she says, running into the house. She hops onto the porch, and two seconds later, she is leaping across the grass with the Bluetooth speaker in her hand, a beautiful dog by her heels. It’s no surprise that she had to be dramatic; this is who she is, always making a spectacle […]
Have you ever stopped in a moment and realized how alive you are? Entirely lost in the happenings, you have to pause and recognize the life flowing through your bloodstream. Your mind is light, your soul is free, your laughter is easy, and your feet are giving in to the music. You stop to appreciate
I have to pick myself up again. When I woke up today, the first thing I did was imagine how much my heart was going to break every time I remember the pain. How many tears would fall before I fell asleep again and forget that I just lost something I have had for five
“Don’t forget what I told you.” “Big house, fancy car?” “BIG HOUSE, FANCY CAR!” The grin on Randall’s face and the excitement in his voice, as he pronounces each word making sure they carry the weight he intends, brings a smile to Deja’s face. Goodbyes can be sad or happy; this one, in the 17th
“What do you want?” she asked, looking down at the book she had been writing on a few minutes before. I looked at my friends, wondering who would answer her question. This was my first time at a police station and dealing with the police. I had planned out a polite conversation that would eventually
Raise your hands if your new year plans went exactly the way you wanted them to. Okay, what was your first new year’s resolution? Many people don’t acknowledge it, but the first thing you plan for the new year is what you will do to welcome it. You attach the energy of the new year
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Three days or one week? I don’t remember the first few days after my father’s funeral, and that’s a big deal because I remember things for a living. I recall sitting next to the driver in the hearse as he drove like a mad man, listening to country music on full-blast. The minute this man
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“The only way from here is up!” You’ve probably heard this phrase before. It is mostly used as a reassurance to those that think hitting rock bottom is the end. Although well-intended, the constant reiteration that being at your worst, whether emotionally, physically, or mentally is a good thing, is not something many people want
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Have you ever been in a hopelessly dark place, and everyone around you kept saying it would all be okay? You keep watching things fall apart while listening to those whispers that keep reiterating that everything will work out eventually. You cling to the idea that you will find your grounding if you keep hope
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I am just a girl trying to do something with her life, So if you see me with a potato sack on my back, Be kind enough not to ask anything, I know your tongue burns with the need to question, Why I walk in muddy shoes and less than flattering clothes, But I plead