Christmas this year changed everything for me. My pageant tour was supposed to take me from NYC to DC with a few stops on the way, but Hartletsville was not on the schedule. Lucky for me, an unexpected snowstorm made it a long term destination.
I wouldn’t have gotten so caught up with this town if they’d had a normal chain hotel to stay in. Instead, my ex-fiancée/agent and I had to stay at a lit...
As the kids say, the tea has been spilled. Or something like that. You’d think I’d know, since I spend every day with 20 of them. But honestly, there’s a new catchphrase every week and no point in keeping up.
Unfortunately, the kids have been keeping up with me. And the new music teacher, Mr. Weston. A few too many longing glances in the hall I guess, but the game is up. And what a game it has be...
A sudden cacophony
Symptoms louder
Than life
Fervor at onset
Seeking solutions
To problems misunderstood
Unclear answers
A directionless path
To follow alone
Dissonance faded
Alongside life
As it was known
New sounds to be heard
Discovered, nurtured,
Understood
But louder they grew
A din once again
Rising anew
Screaming pain
Into every space
Taking over
A crescendo
Steadily growing
Not...
“I 💛 U”
A smile crept onto my lips as I read the message a second time. It had been such a great weekend, and knowing the feeling was mutual brought the butterflies back full force.
I put my phone back in my pocket, taking stock of the counter to make sure I hadn’t missed my name while fawning. Nope, my coffee was still in progress. I still had a few more moments relishing in the happy glow of...
The choice is not mine
When to open
When to close
I do not decide
What passes in front of me
What remains unseen
If I could
What would I see?
If it were up to me?
I would choose beauty
Blooming flowers
Leaves turning
I would seek life
Children learning
Stories unfolding
I would close myself to pain
Horrors born of hatred
Terrors made to maim without touch
But it is not up to me
Because wh...
“I need to tell you something, urgently. It’s about your boss.”
“Which one?” I asked without looking up from my computer screen. I had too many bosses with bosses of their own to really care. What I cared about was getting this spreadsheet completed so I could get out of here and not worry about it this weekend. At the lowest rung of the ladder in this company that was all my pay grade covered. I...
*click click click*
*click click click*
The ignition popped on, and just like that blue flames were licking the bottom of the pot. The water inside stayed still.
Minutes passed, but the flames remained relentless. The water within began to yield. At first, with just a shimmer of change, a slight mist of steam. Then, the bubbles begin to form.
Tiny at first, scattered across the bottom of the...