My Goal This Weekend

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In all seriousness, being sick made this a long, drawn out week. It was only made better by lots of fluids, rest, and soup. I am nothing if not serious about soup. Unfortunately, whatever this virus is, it lulled me into a false sense of security because it's a sadistic bastard. I was fine for … Continue reading My Goal This Weekend

The Pen…

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"The pen is mightier than a sword, a gun, or any weapon that stands before it. At the end of the day, only one can win. Those who choose the pen know." -Unknown My pen IS my sword, gun, shield, etc. Screw with me and find out, but do so at your own peril because … Continue reading The Pen…

How Not To Kill A Client

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How Not To Kill A Client 99% of the time, I love what I do. I’m a writer who doesn’t have to answer to anyone, but on the day-to-day, as an editor, there’s a plethora of crap that gets to me occasionally. There is a fine line between being professional and being a bitch. Some … Continue reading How Not To Kill A Client

Better To Write…

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This is utterly fabulous.

Brain Fog

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It feels like a horrible Monday, the way my brain is fogged up and refusing to fire on all cylinders. No, I haven’t been drinking, but apparently having a holiday in the middle of the week has screwed me up, BIG TIME. I did manage to get a lot of work done this morning. Considering … Continue reading Brain Fog

Where The Hell Does The Year Go?

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Where The Hell Does The Year Go? Every year I’m semi-amazed I’ve survived and gotten this far: Both in life and in the day-to-day struggle. I have a lot to be grateful for. I’ve had an incredibly rough two years. The years before that were not perfect, some were horrific in their lack of kindness, … Continue reading Where The Hell Does The Year Go?

A Mood

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Every once in a while, or possibly more often, you get into a mood. It's usually because you don't feel well, haven't been able to get quality sleep, or because there's a shit-ton of crap going on in your life and you've had enough. For me, it is D) All of the above. It's not … Continue reading A Mood

Timing Is Crucial

2014-12-26 Miss Poison Being Real, Honesty, Judgment, Life, Music, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Unfiltered, Wisdom, Writing Honesty, Judgment, Know Thyself, Poison In Lethal Doses, Timing, Writing, Your Voice

Your voice is one of the most important tools you are given in life. Sadly, it is an under-utilized tool that we are born with. While I do often say that sometimes people take “freedom of speech” way too far, I also believe that far too many believe hold back for fear of what others … Continue reading Timing Is Crucial

Originally…

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Originally, I prepared a post for today that, after sleeping on it, I realized could be considered quite offensive for some of my readers. In an effort to be respectful and courteous, I'm going to file it away for my portfolio and not post it. I'm not a "Lets hurt as many people's feelings as … Continue reading Originally…

Grief Is

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Grief is like a snowflake? If you want to be poetic about it, okay. If you want to be honest about it, which I am going to be, grief is a demonic fucker that sneaks up on you when you least expect it. I buried my father seven years ago today. The morning of the … Continue reading Grief Is