Archive for August, 2010

Burning Books

Burning words seems like a sacrilege.  Words are meant to LIVE and breathe long after the one who penned them turns to dust, they’re meant to be a record, a heritage, proof of ones existence… more than that.  Words are tears, and screams, and loneliness and loving. I went on a journal burning spree today, [...]

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Happily Divorced

My divorce is final and it’s time to celebrate!  Got rid of the bastard once and for all, may he rot in hell! Odds are you’ve heard something like that or even said something like that yourself.  I’m going to go on record and say that no part of me resonates with that sentiment.   There [...]

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With Arms Wide Open

She had to sit facing the corner at the head of the classroom because she shook her head no during “safety instruction.”  She was in the second grade and the teacher’s name was Mrs. Phillips.   Mrs. Phillips was talking about who children should and should not trust.  She said that parents, teachers, clergy, aunts, and [...]

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