The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Maybe?_An Orderly with Flowers_A Christmas Wish Come True._The Burni
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The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Maybe?
When, they say coming of age one usually means in their teens, like bar mitzvahs, or quinceaneras. Or in their 20's the behaviors and actions of a boy or girl turning into a respectable woman, and man of society. Getting one's apartment, a couple having a baby, getting their dream job, or getting their first house. Paying one's own bills, making one's own way. Nope, not me. Thirty fours years of wandering. Actually, in adult years fifteen years of wandering or to make myself feel better "exploring". A woman of grand dreams, now is a shell form of herself. Where did it start? It starts with one...
An Orderly with Flowers
Hidden in the back of a cabinet. I kept the bottle of pills the doctor had prescribed me. The prescription was discontinued long ago – finding out I was allergic to the medicine saw to that. Everyone had thought I’d flushed the damned things down the toilet, but in reality I’d kept the bottle hidden away for a rainy day.I did a good enough job of hiding how bad things were. Eight hours a day, I patrolled the hallways of the convalescent home. The Diocese maintained a carefully put together care home for old nuns who’d grown too sick for their charity work. With every food tray I wheeled in, ev...
A Christmas Wish Come True.
I took a breath of the crisp winter air. The mood seemed right. It was Christmas Eve, and all I wanted to do was get home as fast as possible. I wanted a strong, but sweet coffee, with caramel drizzled over the pepermint pieces, snuggled up on the couch with my best friend Maren. But tonight, another friend of mine wanted to go out on a date. I was hesitant at first, but breaking people's hearts isn't what i wanted to spend my christmas eve doing. So I said yes. Thomas met me at the train station with a lovely setup. The lights danced against the fresh fallen snow, and a band was playing in t...
The Burning Candle
**TW// This story involves a person who becomes severely paralyzed. Anyone who has personal experience with this kind of tragedy should be advised.**James Dufont lived an ideal American life. He had a nice, three story house, a loving wife, three beautiful children; the quintessential, traditional western life. He was a cheerful figure; always friendly and talkative. He would uplift anyone who was near him by his mere presence alone. He was religiously devout, stressing the teachings of the Newwww.onedoor.cc Testament to his children, and always leading his family's nightly rosary. He was hard-working, inte...