after thoughts

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  • 7/28

    Sometimes, I wonder how my mom sees me. Does she feel that I’m a fiercely independent woman? Someone who’s needy?  Co-attached?  A hard worker?  Heartbroken? Confused?  Mentally fragile? Lazy? Normally, I don’t give a flying farfgnugen to what other people think of me — which is probably a blessing and a curse —  but, for… Read more

  • 7/22

    From the local paper  –  Dated July 18, 2020. Stick with me here. I’m looking at word choice, not content. INDIANAPOLIS Two men were charged Friday in an assault on a Black man during which someone threatened to ‘get a noose’ after claiming… . In a typical newspaper style, the sentence is like two paragraphs… Read more

  • 7/9

    Just thinking here. Bare with me. I’m definitely not a history buff, although I feel like I really should become one.    I need to stop watching crime documentaries and turn to war ones instead. Anyway,  civil wars are generally started by differences in religious beliefs and ideology.   From my quick skimming, the majority… Read more

  • 7/7

    A Letter on Justice and Open Debate This article is kind of funny. From what I can make out from it — as writers like to use a lot of big words, especially when they’re together, these people are feeling that the liberal arts are being threatened. This would include writers, journalists, and artists of… Read more

  • 7/5

    I am honestly trying to get back into the habit of writing every day. At one point in my life, I wrote at least two hours a day every day.   If I didn’t, I felt like I wasn’t doing justice to myself.    I was excluding something vital. Then a bunch of stuff happened… Read more

  • 7/4

    It’s been kind of a lonely holiday. It’s just me, chilling, all by myself.   Which isn’t bad.  My alone time allows me to self-repair and I got a lot of stuff to fix.  This is good. Didn’t go to the gym today.    Rather, I walked 145% of my Samsung step count downtown.  I’m… Read more

  • 7/3

    I guess I’m melancholy today. The day itself isn’t bad.   I got to hang out with baby brother, had pizza, and a couple of breadsticks.     Class hasn’t begun as of yet.    This is like a super relaxing time. It’s a little difficult to get motivated when it’s 90 plus outside.  =)… Read more

  • 7/1 – freewriting

    She knew how she got here. She drove or walked in the night.  It was a form of movement.   Both are good. The back door was open.  Either that or she had the key.   She forgot.    It doesn’t matter.   But, she was here, standing on the discount wooden kitchen floor.  Drip. … Read more

  • 7/1

    I think I’m handling this change well. I was supposed to go out with baby brother, but he hurt his leg last night. We’re staying instead of heading to the gym. At one point, I would have been internally furious at this. I would have been upset, sad, and scheming on how to make up… Read more

  • 6/30

    I don’t know what to say. Some people wear masks to the store, in their car, and even at the gym. Good for them. Some people don’t wear masks. I’m in the non-mask wearing side. No one, even my 70+ year-old-mother doesn’t wear a mask she goes out.    This whole family are non-maks when… Read more