Scrolling through Facebook the other day (yes, I still do that so don’t @ me), I came across a random comment that stopped me mid-scroll:“Soon the internet will just be AI bots responding to each other, and then we can all go do something else.” Reader, I giggled. […]
April 1st—a day of jokes, pranks, and fake news for the masses, but for me, it’s so much more than that. It’s a day that belonged to my mom. She loved planning the perfect prank—her April Fool’s Day masterpieces. You couldn’t escape it. You’d wake up knowing something […]
Ah, the 4th of July—a day filled with barbecues, patriotic songs, and fireworks lighting up the sky. I haven’t watched fireworks in ages, but I have fond memories of those dazzling displays. There was that one time in D.C. when the sky exploded in color over the National […]
This morning, as I stepped outside to toss out the recycling, a gentle serenade greeted me—the sweet, melodic chirping of birds. Unlike the past, where arrhythmias cast a shadow of trepidation, today brought forth a skip in my heart. Not the irregular dance of palpitations for which I […]
What is your favorite form of physical exercise? In the dance of life, one’s exercise regimen is often a symphony that resonates uniquely. Each person finds their rhythm, their tempo, their beat, all in the pursuit of physical well-being. The query of “What is your favorite form of […]
She had stumbled out of bed after a highly charged night of intense lucid dreams. She still felt as if she were floating and flittering about in some dreamcage. She always believed dreams were prophetic, but the scientist in her could explain it all away. Now, night after […]
While growing up, my mother had a saying for everything as well as a superstition. I grew up with a lot of soundbites and food for thought. In certain ways, those bits helped mold me into a role of storyteller. I was back then. I am now. I’ve […]
She loved pineapples. She love grapefruit. Yet, just like many other things she loved in life, she had to give them up. Supposedly they were no good to her body. What sadness. She did every once in a while sneak some in. Especially in a fruity, crispy cocktail. […]
Today was going to be a day of reckoning. The people were gathered. She darted in and out of the crowds. Today everyone needed to hold hands and electrify the air. Evil had to be zapped away. Break bread. Shed tears. Get angry. Take action. Complacency was to […]
I’m not a hoarder. However, I do tend to hold onto little things here and there. Considering that I move so often, I can’t hang onto super large items. Yet, one thing I have managed to hold onto for a while a ton of shoes. I love shoes. […]
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