Hello Internet! I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe and healthy. My heart goes out to all the people living in California, Oregon, and Washington that are dealing with forest fires and heavy smoke. There have been a lot of pictures coming out this past week which look like they are out of... Continue Reading →
You'll get it next time.It's right around the corner.The next opportunity, the next thing. The silver lining keeps getting promised butThere are only dark storm clouds in sight.How long can I carry on. Just keep holding on.Just a little bit longer.Life keeps pulling that football away. Just keep falling for the same old tricks.Never learning.Always... Continue Reading →
I fall asleep and my mind goes blank. Rhythmic breaths and flickering brainwaves gives way to colors. Soon I find myself standing beside you, your hand gripping mine. It seems like my dreams always lead to you. We're in a wonderful dreamscape where we can spend time together. I take every second to make you... Continue Reading →
Training to be as strong as a Mountain Dwarf, As quick as a Wood Elf, As kind as a Halfling, As Smart as a High Elf, As Humorous as a Gnome, As Loyal as a Dragonborn, As Tough as a Half-Orc, As Charismatic as a Tiefling, As Brave as a Human. A whole party of... Continue Reading →
Thinking back before the pandemic.Being able to go anywhere without concern.Meeting friends and giving them a hug. Thinking back before unemployment.Delivering the mail and packages.Stressful moments coupled with lots of walking. Thinking back before graduating college.Hanging with friends in the dorm and making memories. Academic achievement and eyes full of wonder looking toward the future.... Continue Reading →
Can we watch a pandemic shake us And just return to the world as it was before? Or is this the final straw, That breaks our world down and lets it change. A world softened by an ongoing crisis Soft clay able to be molded by the people who live through it. Instead of looking... Continue Reading →
Six Word Memoirs Part 7 Sending Support To Doctors And Nurses. 2020 Feels Like An Entire Decade. Depression And Anxiety Don't Social Distance. Protect Essential Workers; Pay Them More. I Want To Hug My Friends. Stay Strong. We're In This Together. Header Photo created using Canva https://www.canva.com/ Six... Continue Reading →
Dark clouds form overhead. They bring a short silence before rain begins to fall. Chattering raindrops and echoes of thunder. Winds whip and swirl. Trees shake and tremble. Budding leaves have their first taste of rain. People sit inside watching through the window. Droplets cling to the glass as they slip and fall. Eager breaths... Continue Reading →
Prompt: "Are you serious?" I asked, somehow hoping that she wasn't. She was quite serious. She was getting in the car and driving to California, with or without me. She had just gotten off the phone with... ...her real estate agent. "Of course I'm serious, Addi," She said. "I just got off the phone with... Continue Reading →
Island Life Is Sweet Animal Friends By My Side Building Paradise Header Photo Credit to Nintendo UK https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Animal-Crossing-New-Horizons-1438623.html
Allen The Writer 