BlogHide Resteemsginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.In Times Of Turmoil The Call Of The Woods Gets LouderAt dusk I was outside with bare feet in the dry leaves. Something had drawn me there. People born of long lines of farmers feel the call, I think. Just driving by a patch of land out in the middle…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.My Culture Reveals Itself By Reacting to the CoronavirusI sat down with my strawberry pie in my bowl and my butt on my bed and my laptop on my legs. Those are all the requirements for viewing the show of the decade. Or maybe I should call it The Train…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Coping With Life's Disappointments, One Bite At A TimeEverything is wonderful. Everything is just fucking fine. A slamming of a cup down on a counter only slightly rattled the kitchen. It could have been worse. The clouds outside were a nice…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Ageless Battle Rages On: Human Vs. TimeThe headlights blasted by me in the opposite lane like seconds ticking away on the clock comprising my time in this life. The sky was dim and streaked with the fading light of yet another day gone…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.I Can Do Better...And So Can You“For shame. You can do better.” I mumbled this, but it was very much not like a crazy person that talks to themselves. But what does it matter? You, dear reader, are the only one observing the…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.They Are Trying To Kill MeThey are trying to kill me. I have had this thought many times in the last couple weeks. Because why would someone do the things that they do, unless they were trying to drive another person crazy…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Discovery of God Sitting Quietly in the ForestThe drums beat low, channeling into the ground. It was like a heartbeat, only bigger than my own, and bigger than those of the crowd even if they were all synchronized. The pulse moved like veins…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Scars and the Sea MonsterSwipe, swipe. The thick glossy consistency spread nicely. Not smooth like butter on hot toast, but smooth nonetheless. It wasn’t exactly the lovely smell of toasty goodness either, but that’s…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Off The Rails On A Crazy TrainI’m going off the rails on a crazy train! Those were the lyrics that greeted me the moment I started the engine. My vehicle’s radio blasted the unwelcome words at me at nearly full volume, as I…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.So Who Were You In Your Past Life?“Do you want to find out who you were in your past lives?” My friend asked me. Being a decidedly undecided person, I have not yet decided exactly what I believe. I juggle various metaphysical…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Idiots That Give Us HopeMy fingers glided across the radio station buttons, one after another. Six stations, and five commercials. It is something like a conspiracy that radio stations almost all go to commercial at the…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Old Urgent Care GambleI had been sitting in the waiting room for fifteen minutes before I realized I was flipping everyone off. My hand rested across my forehead in a tired manner, middle finger splayed out and pointing…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Blink in The Land of the Leafless TreesI awoke at the top of The Land of the Leafless Trees. The branches of what had been summer trees stood naked and spread eagle, unashamed, everywhere. Cold mist blasted against my cheeks. I looked…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.'Tis the Season: Or,This Is How Christmas Comes To DieIt was that hot and sweaty feeling. It comes on quick, out of nowhere. Tingling begins inside the head, and that is never good. Nothing with an unsteadiness belongs inside a head. A swirling…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Winter is FickleWinter is fickle. The thought seemed to rattle the curtains that hung around the window as I gazed out through the warm glass. Instead, it turned out to be a large snort from a sleepy dog that…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Grip of Soiled Fingers; a Steely Grip that PullsThe dungeon waited for me, thick with refuse. The shadows that filled it—shadows of things that had to be more horrible than the freakish mystery of the shadows themselves—hung about in every…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Thanksgiving and/or Christmas Miracle“There are sandspurs in my shoe!” The boy shouted there, somewhere nearby, visible to me only as a shape that looked the same dimensions as the boy. “There are sampsurs in my shoes too!” The tot…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Inevitable Hysterics After a Trip to The Magic PlaceWhere did that curb come from? This thought occurred simultaneously with the bad sound of suspension and tires and concrete and lots of things that probably aren’t supposed to be mixed together.…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.I, She, We and the Ritual of Mating A bra was on the floor. A necklace was still on a neck, but misplaced there by looking too fancy for the current state of affairs. Mascara was a little smeared down under the eyes as though in…ginnyannette (65)in life • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Creatures of Darkness Inside My MindYou just never know what might be waiting for you in the dark. Halloween is over now, but good versus evil has been raging on since the beginning of time, so no sense in letting your guard down now.…
