Dear Journal, I often run into people I don’t expect to run into, or in places I don’t expect to see them, and that’s okay, but it also means I have to shift my mindset, that I have to access those memories in which those people reside. Otherwise I’m left standing there going, “Um” until … Continue reading Dear Journal: Running Into You
Dear Journal, In talking with a friend earlier I began really thinking about my stance on violence. From the time I could make such decisions I’ve been a pacifist, someone who believes non-violence is the best way to go at all times. Maybe that’s only been the case, though, because no one did anything that … Continue reading Dear Journal: Ultra-Violence
Dear Journal, When I write in first person it’s sometimes hard to forget that the main character isn’t me. Sure, there are always bits and pieces of me present in each and every one. They all bleed the same as me, with their hearts on their sleeves, and with ulterior motives coloring almost every one … Continue reading Dear Journal: In Character
Dear Journal, Hope is a fragile thing. Often I find myself hoping for something that will never happen, something that is elusive, yet I can’t seem to stop myself. Then when it doesn’t happen I’m left deflated, and hope disappears in a puff of smoke, almost like it was never there to begin with. It … Continue reading Dear Journal: The Thing With Feathers
Dear Journal, I love Sundays. There’s just something about Sunday that is freeing, at least when I don’t work. Maybe it’s because Saturdays when I was young were always tied up with religion, not being able to do things, so Sunday was wide open, a spot of brilliant sunshine after the rain. And Sundays were … Continue reading Dear Journal: A Year of Sundays
Dear Journal, Maybe I just liked it when they were Boyz, trying to be Men, but not quite there yet. Perhaps it was the journey of becoming Men that really fascinated me and captured that lightning in a bottle because once they became Men they just haven’t been putting out the same level of music. … Continue reading Dear Journal: Changing From Boyz II Men
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