Have I told you yet about Merlin? I haven’t? That’s surprising, we’ve been sitting here for all of two seconds. Merlin was the best horse in the world. He was mine for 14 years. He’s been gone now for 11 years, nearly as long as I had him. I still miss him every single day. […]
Writing
The Thing About Being a Human Being
Oh, the heartbreakingly tender weight of being human. – Ava Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. – Seneca What we don’t need in the midst of struggle, is shame for being human. – Brene Brown RULES FOR BEING HUMAN (Handed down from ancient Sanskrit) You Will Receive a Body […]
Ten Things George Floyd Protests Share with the Boston Massacre
1. Soldiers/Police Attacked their Fellow Citizens. The Boston Massacre was not a battle between soldiers and rebels, but between a peacekeeping force and the people they were meant to protect. In 1770 the colonists were still citizens of England. At the subsequent trial, future US president John Adams defended the British soldiers, but stated: “I […]
Pen Names: Are They Really for You?
I was twelve years old when I decided to write. I pretended to tidy up my backpack until every other student in my seventh-grade AVID class rushed out of the door. The room emptied quickly, until Ms. C and I were the only ones left. “You’re gonna be late to your next class,” Ms. C […]
The Thing About Missing
The sad truth is we’re all missing someone. And we’re hoping that, wherever they are, they’re missing us right back. —Randomgirl202 There are a lot of things I miss right now. But what I miss most is my friends. Seeing them in person. Hugging them. Loving them, face to face, where some kind of screen […]
The Thing About Crying
“Take your hands out of your pockets, let the water run, don’t worry about tomorrow when yesterday is gone…”—CAAMP, “Of Love and Life” I haven’t necessarily been counting, yet I know it’s been sixteen hours and thirteen minutes since I last cried. In a way that feels like a lifetime, a lifeline, or an accomplishment, […]
