I don't know if this always holds true, but I have to unlearn the foundations of what I know about good storytelling for my kid. I think that any story, to feel complete and satisfying, needs a conflict

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This is my poem entitled fuck this bullshit Fuck this bullshit Fuck feeling shitty Fuck feeling like you're hard to love And like someone loves you but you're still thinking about the people who don't

Ugh. My kid has more to post. Pictures he took, life events he's been through. But that hivewatchers account is still out there, lurking, ready to pounce. It bugs me that this place empowers him; that

I hadn't considered that this is a phase of life. About 15 years ... Sorry, I got distracted. I guess this is kind of a freewrite, too. I was at a class with my MIL the other day, and at one point, they

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I was near Belmont High School, a mile or so from where we had our first apartment in L.A., when I noticed Belmont snuffling along. I crouched near him and he came over to see if I had any food, but I

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For Loched out of my account. ha. Loched. because that guy doesn't want @loch to post any more. What a jerk whatever. Locked out of my account of my ugh. my brain and heart are locked out of the happiness

For This is my ear brush. There are many like it, but this one is mine. The ea... OUH Lying like this and typing is a bad angle for my hand fuck man lots of fuck we're failing our child and ourselves and

For The soundscape. My heart is not to scale oh shit I don't know not to scale What isn't the model train? No, I feel like those are intentionally very much TO scale. All I can think about now are things

For I'm over the ridge, and I can see the verdant valley below. It looks like it'll be a tough climb down, but then we'll be there. And down is easier than up, right? I want to let myself go down gradually,

For NOT. We sure aren't. Personally or globally. Despair DESPAIR Content warning: pet death there's a ticking clock on my dog's life. Saturday morning we're putting h euthanasia. It's strange. Yes, there's

I'm sorry I missed posting yesterday. My old dog is nearing end of life and we'd been up all night with him. He's lying in my lap right now. I can feel his enlarged heart slamming against his chest. He's

For This is my last job, Biff, I swear it. Sure Mostly, I'll believe it when it's true. You'll see. Ain't likely. Would youse two quit measuring each others' retirement accounts and sit down. We got plannin'

For I glanced but writing is a time to have my own thoughts. I'm being interrupted by the child asking what I'm writing. He heard the timer. I was thinking of a new owner of a restaurant What are owners.

For This city.. FRANGooli and Smamamt walk through the ruins of the city. The ruins of Vanggoool. Stripedan brings up the rear. "What about the rear?" Stripedan raises. There is no rear anymore.

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For The Freshman is FRESH, Man F is for Free and easy-breezy lifestyle R is for renegade - he defies the MAN, man E is for Everyone - he represents the whole body of humanity S is for Still a child, really

For Jenk's Museum of Junk, it says on the sign. Cassius cautiously pushed the frunt duuur. It shook the jangle of bells on the inside handle. The room smelled like dust. Dry, liable to make Cassius sneeze