February 2015 – Page 3 – Sam's Online Journal

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

Two For Tuesday

I was born on a Tuesday, the last one of 1976 as it turns out, so the day holds a sense of nostalgia for me. It’s my favorite day of the week because of this, and because it’s situated so neatly in the week overall. It’s not the dreaded Monday, nor the awaited Friday. It’s … Continue reading Two For Tuesday

February 16, 2015

300 Writing Prompts: #13

“What do you look forward to every week?” There’s a time on Wednesday nights when it hits me that I won’t be working the next day, like a ray of light that shines on me and I smile. I look forward to that feeling because it somehow creeps up on me every single week even … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #13

February 15, 2015

The Nick Nolte Syndrome

“Strange, don’t you think I’m looking older? Something good has happened to me. Change is a stranger you have yet to know.” ~George Michael You know those actors who never seem to age, the ones like Courteney Cox, who is virtually indistinguishable from her initial Friends foray over 20 years ago, or Will Smith, who … Continue reading The Nick Nolte Syndrome

February 14, 2015

That Anti-Valentine’s Sentiment

“Baby, we’re the new romantics. You can come along with me. Heartbreak is the national anthem. We sing it proudly.” ~Taylor Swift In my entire adult life I’ve been single for technically only one Valentine’s Day so maybe I should have absolutely no clue how it feels to those who are single on this most … Continue reading That Anti-Valentine’s Sentiment

February 13, 2015

Keen Symmetry

These lines do not touch Straight-edged like ice Melting into the horizon Such perfect margins Caught in twilight’s shade Westward to Eden Where angels abide With one on each side Waiting for midnight These weighted wings Reaching for the sun In water-color strokes Like loving tendrils Curling one by one Around such artifice This keen … Continue reading Keen Symmetry

February 12, 2015

Dear Journal: Writing Again

Dear Journal, I’m writing again! I know what you’re going to say. I write every day. And that’s true, but what I write every day are my thoughts, in this forum. These are my ideas in my journal, some well-formed and others just small nuggets I will hopefully polish later. These are daily affirmations of … Continue reading Dear Journal: Writing Again