Sam's Online Journal

February 25, 2015

300 Writing Prompts: #19

“List a few phobias you have. When and how did you discover you had these fears?” Oh my, what a complex one this time. I mean, everyone has fears that range from large to small, depending on what’s important to them, or what they can tolerate. Sometimes fears can be crippling, and other times they … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #19

February 24, 2015

The Law of Attraction

“I take two steps forward. I take two steps back. We come together ’cause opposites attract. And you know — it ain’t fiction. Just a natural fact. We come together ’cause opposites attract.” ~Paula Abdul Let me put this out there first: we’re not opposites. Far from it. I’d call us complementary if anything, like … Continue reading The Law of Attraction

February 23, 2015

Complicated, Part 4

“Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.” ~Wallace Stevens I looked up one day and realized a decade had passed, and then two, and that time was still passing me by at a reckless pace, but it wasn’t really passing me by. It was … Continue reading Complicated, Part 4

February 22, 2015

Dear Journal: Common Sense

Dear Journal, My oldest child is turning 9 on Saturday, and I honestly can’t tell you where the years went. What I can tell you is that she’s too smart by half when it comes to some things, and not quite there when it comes to others. That’s how everyone is. It’s only the specific … Continue reading Dear Journal: Common Sense

February 22, 2015February 22, 2015

Rule of Thirds

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February 21, 2015

‘Sup?

Most styles of greeting depend on the other person in the exchange. For instance, I see this one guy nearly every day, and each time we see each other for the first time he says, “What’s good?” To which I guess I’m supposed to say, “What’s good?” in return, but I always say, “Nothing new,” … Continue reading ‘Sup?