Apple Seeds_Carry That Weight_Uncertain, yet disciplined._Penny For Your Thoughts
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Apple Seeds
I wish somebody would’ve told me that dissociating yourself from pain will only cause more damage. Then again, I probably wouldn’t have understood. I know I wouldn’t have comprehended the concept of experiencing misery in order to value joy. Not because I was too naive, I simply didn’t have the tools to apply that logic. In fact, I wish I didn’t have the knowledge so I could continue on in my bliss of ignorance. I would trade so much to live a life unaware of trauma, to walk through the world without the cognizance of potentially not making it into the next day. Death is the one constant in...
Carry That Weight
CARRY THAT WEIGHT As Gloria watched the colossal, orange sun drop steadily into the ocean, she felt her old life disappearing with it. Her husband walked beside her. He squeezed her hand tightly, holding on as if she might disappear as www.onedoor.ccwell.“It’s like a fiery Cyclops.” Mark gestured out to sea with his chin.Gloria loved to travel, but a one way ticket to a place 4500 miles from home was a brand new experience. Out over the yawning Pacific she found herself wishing that the plane wouldn’t plummet before their new life in Hawaii could begin. Now, finally, here they were. She squeezed Mark’s hand...
Uncertain, yet disciplined.
December 31st, 2022, the alarm goes off at seven and John is sitting stoically at the edge of his bed contemplating his dear life. Very quickly, he gently wipes his wry face and stands up. He was aware that if he were in bed much longer, he would willingly allow the comfort of his cozy bed to take over and convince him to fall back asleep. He next proceeded to perform a few pushups and sit-ups and then took a cold shower. Even though it was his day off, he promptly changed into business casual attire to get himself mentally prepared and walked downstairs to prepare breakfast. “Hey, Alexa, wh...
Penny For Your Thoughts
They decided to settle things the old-fashioned way, the way their Uncle Frankie used to do before pneumonia had killed him earlier that year: by flipping a coin. Frankie had always flipped a coin for everything, no matter how big or small. Leroy remembered one time his uncle even flipped a coin to decide whether or not to get married. The coin didn’t flip in his favor and, unsurprisingly, the woman he had been seeing packed up her slim belongings and was gone the next day. Now, Leroy stood in the parking lot of Smith’s Meat Market with his brother, Stuart Junior, who was waiting with his arm...