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Because I could not stop for Death…
“Because I could not stop for Death—He kindly stopped for me—” Emily Dickinson Sitting up in bed, legs folded like preschool story time, I realized, this is my stop. This is where I answer the call I have been ignoring. I have heard this call from the start when it was just a delicate tinkling…
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Sorry, I Don’t Work Here
I’m more a boring succulent than a social butterfly. So why am I worried about people liking me when I don’t even like people?
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I Ain’t Afraid to Ghost
How do you begin an explanation? Is it similar to how you begin an apology? Does it start with groveling or just a statement of the facts? I’m ill equipped at these types of things so I never know what to do. As you may or may not have noticed, there has been a huge…
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My Own Personal Spring
But with the shift in the seasons, I’ve felt a shift in me.
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Chapter 34
This past Saturday, without much fanfare and while shivering in the chilly November breeze, I welcomed my thirty-fourth year of life by watching my son take part in the local Veteran’s Day parade. I stood alone on the sidewalk of my small town’s Main Street as vintage cars, Girls Scouts, and a few of the…
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Palimpsest
noun a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain. something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form. The same heaviness that would later make a home in the foot that controls the…
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An Illusion of (Birth)Control
Wikipedia says that an illusion of control is “the tendency for people to overestimate their ability to control events; for example, it occurs when someone feels a sense of control over outcomes that they demonstrably do not influence”. Typically used to describe how the superstitions and rituals that surround gambling, sports, and other such…
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Resting Rose Face
If you’ve been around for a quick minute, you are well aware of RBF or resting bitch face. It’s the unintentional facial expression that makes a person look like they are annoyed, angry, standoffish, or just bitchy as shit. You know that face both Grumpy Cat and Kanye West make? That’s Resting Bitch Face. For some…
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Keep Your Village, I Have My Witches
What I have, and what I’m exceptionally grateful for, is this small little circle of people who love and cherish me the same way I love and cherish them.
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Low Class Witchcraft
One of those most daunting things about my recent belief voyage is feeling slightly outclassed. Witchcraft, Wicca, the Mystical and the Occult, often have a flair for the dramatic. Candles and robes, crystals and essential oils, sliver ceremonial tool. Just so much stuff! The practical side of me keeps considering the cost associated with all…
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