Boxes, Hospitals, & The Immovable Insomniac

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I scored boxes at my local liquor store Monday afternoon. If you'd seen them piled up in the backseat of my car, you would have thought I was throwing the party of the century. For those that told me Barnes & Noble would not only have boxes, but happily give them to me; you're all … Continue reading Boxes, Hospitals, & The Immovable Insomniac

Family First

2015-10-282015-10-28 Miss Poison Anger, Family, Health, Heart, Honesty, Life, October, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Writing Anger, Family, Friends, Health, Heart Failure, Honesty, Love, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Siblings, Writing

Yesterday morning my brother was admitted into the hospital with what is, as of now, a form of heart failure. The doctors are baffled; stating that they don't know how this happened because he is far too young. Unfortunately, he is far from being out of the woods. He is scheduled for a serious procedure … Continue reading Family First

Full Hunter’s Moon In Taurus

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Tonight is the Full Hunter's Moon, named so because people would use the brightness of this Moon to go hunting and gather meat for their families. It is also known as The Blood Moon because between now and Samhain/Halloween was the harvest of flesh, it was the time when the farming community would slaughter cattle … Continue reading Full Hunter’s Moon In Taurus

If You Can Tell Stories…

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I disagree. If it didn't matter how you write, every idiot who thinks they're the next J.K. Rowling would be published. Bookstores would be overrun with poorly written material that some idiot behind a desk thought would make money, as opposed to truly believing in a story or the author behind it. Writing is a … Continue reading If You Can Tell Stories…

Prayers & Tears

2015-10-262015-10-26 Miss Poison Feelings, Life, Mondays, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Sadness, Tears, Writing Health, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Prayer, Sadness, Siblings, Tears, Writing

I contemplated being silent today because I'm not in a good mood, but I'm also too upset to pretend. I've had less than five hours of sleep. I tried going back to bed an hour ago, but I am unable to focus on genuine rest. That usually means doing what I always do when there … Continue reading Prayers & Tears

Morning “Rituals” & Fibromyalgia

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I'm sure most people have their morning "rituals". For most people, it means waking up in search of coffee or tea. It involves the most basic of things until we know with certainty where we're going (Work, school, the grocery store, etc.). I had a solid idea of how today would go, but instead of … Continue reading Morning “Rituals” & Fibromyalgia

Empty

2015-10-24 Miss Poison Emotions, Feelings, Honesty, Life, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Cat and Kitten, Feelings, Life, Musings, Negativity, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Thinking Positive, Writing

I might be writing this from the afterlife. Why would I say that? Because the truly gruesome bruises are gone, there's not a scratch in sight, and I feel...nothing. Perhaps empty would be the correct word. That can't possibly be normal. Though my warm shower definitely reminded me that my left knee is far from okay. I … Continue reading Empty

The Way You Define Yourself

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Aches, Pain, and Shooting Stars

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It is unbearably difficult to move today. Everything hurts ten times worse than it did yesterday. 😦 The only non-painful part of my body are my toenails. That is sad, at least from where I'm sitting. Pain like this is torture and no decent human-being should be forced to live like this. I'm not stating … Continue reading Aches, Pain, and Shooting Stars

10 Things People Say

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One of the best things I've ever heard (and I mean this in a truly sarcastic way) is "I've been out of work for eight years, so I taught myself how to write." Really? For the record: I was taught better English and sentence structure in nursery school than this person has at 45, which just … Continue reading 10 Things People Say