Remember what’s important
My mom says you remember what’s important to you. Whenever I would forget to do chores, or forget homework, she would remind me to find these tasks important so I would remember to do them. I did my best. I committed schedules to my mind, repeating them relentlessly so I…
Choices and Rings
When I was a suicidal teenager, I was forced to attend church camp. I travelled up in a van with my uncle, my soon-to-be aunt, and several other couples. Two of the other girls had promise rings. They were simple, a silver band with a few jewels inlaid in it,…
To the Female Writer
You aren’t really a writer. Let’s be honest here, this is just a hobby. If you think you can make a living out of this, then maybe you really should go to a mental institution with the rest of the silly, husbandless women. It’s best just to admit now that…
The Bobcat’s Rain
As a child, I often lost myself to adventures within my own mind. I’d escape my body and instead find myself riding on the backs of dragons, or being hunted by some immense, destructive presence, bent on killing me before I could save the world. Wherever I went within my…
To-Do List
To-Do List: X Milk (Lactose Free!!) X Eggs (Half Dozen) ___ Lettuce X Spring Mix (for salad?) ___ Oatmeal X Check on Em Her X Pretend things are fine (Laugh!!!) X Keep smiling ___ Don’t mention Em (Don’t do it, Lauren) X Assure…