May Blog Challenge
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Sitting in her studio, she looked over the garbage she had collected for her art piece. She hadn’t intended on using garbage, but there wasn’t much else she could use. Everything else was just too clean. As she looked over her finds, she realized they weren’t garbage at all. It just seemed that way to…
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The day her mother died, she dyed her hair pink in protest. Fate was cruel, taking her mother away when they were just starting to like each other again. Life was cruel, giving her most of her mother’s features. Now when she looked in the mirror, she didn’t see a miniature version of her mother,…
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The heat surged through her skin, her eyes squeezed tight as hot tears streamed down her cheeks. She had worked too hard, studied for too long, achieved too much for all the credit to go to her husband. “No,” she said, once she had gathered herself and returned to the meeting. “My name is staying…
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I’ll be out of the office this weekend. I’m spending time with family. Thanks!
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To create is to defy. To make in a world that only wishes to destroy is an act of defiance. To create in the world as it is now, is an act of courage and strength. To build instead of destroy, to give instead of taking away, is a privilege not many people have. The…
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They all sit, huddled around the small waiting room, waiting for news. In one room, their grandmother is fighting for her life after a fall and a broken hip. In another, their daughter is in labor with their first grandchild. The timing couldn’t be more perfect, or more imperfect. Both are in surgery now. A…
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Note: I had to look up what Earthflax was. It was a multifaceted search, but I learned something new! To look at such a beauty, one wouldn’t think she could be so dangerous. As she sat there at the table, building her model airplanes and chewing on the end of her paintbrush, she looked so…
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When I was more active and doing things in certain communities, I went to a ramen and sushi restaurant with a bunch of colleagues. One gentleman opened the menu, closed it, and ordered Shrimp Tempura. I ordered curry, because I was afraid of making a mess and splashing everyone around me if I ate ramen.…
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It was an age old tradition, taking the old and making it new. She watched her grandmother soak the old clothes into the dye and make them new again. Always solid colors and never anything too showy. She had a different style and decided to try a new technique. “Look grandma!” She said, holding up…
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He gasped when he broke into the cave of wonders. He had gotten past the Mother of All Evil and found her stash of loot. After a moment of awe, he started under the Great Basin and then got lost in the treasure. Her toddler was mysteriously quiet. That meant trouble. After a brief search,…
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The planned expansion did not go as planned. Around every corner, another snag waited. Workers got hurt, plans got lost, people simply started to disappear. Still they pushed forward. Despite the tragedy that surrounded the new building project, the foreman brought his daughter to work with him. “Daddy,” she said, pulling on his sleeve as…
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He was too perfect. He could complete difficult tasks with ease, and do it all with a smile. There had to be something wrong with him. For months, he had everyone else fooled, but she found out his secret when he slammed the stack of paperwork on her desk when no one else was looking…
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There is no proper formula for happiness. No scientists or chemists hidden behind machines, Spinning circles with different chemicals and substances, Searching for the answer. There is no formula for happiness, But there are ingredients to try. A smile full of teeth, Enough warmth to fill a chest, Laughter loud enough to fill halls and…
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Sitting up on the roof was not usually one of his favorite past times. He was usually afraid of heights, but that night, he had more on his mind than just his fear of heights. He had planned to just go upstairs and think in one of the empty bedrooms that none of the partiers…
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Fifty Shades of Grey in Our Culture: A View on Why Sarah Stevens Slapped Me By Joel Fisherman Before the introduction of Fifty Shades of Grey, there was Twilight. My stupid sister had to read all the books when they came out, and she begged my mom for weeks and weeks and weeks to take…
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The object to my left is an internal hard drive for a laptop. Life would be so much easier if people were hard drives. You would fill them up with all of your information, your pictures, your photos, your memories. And then, when you get sick of them, and all they contain, you can switch…
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These lists are fun, and I definitely enjoy love songs more than hate songs! Every Thug Needs A Lady- Alkaline Trio Shut Up and Dance- Walk the Moon Gates- The Menzingers I Don’t Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore- The Menzingers The Luckiest- Ben Folds China- Tori Amos Joy Comes in the Morning- Red City Radio…
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A man will do anything for a decent meal
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Day 7 of the month long challenge
