Misdirection

He asked what she wanted to do.
She shrugged, even though she knew. "I want to go."
"Where?" He reached for her hand.
"Away." She stood. "And I want you to stay here."

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[Taking a non-sappy approach with Trifecta on Valentine's Day Eve.]
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Looking In

Girl in the window
what do I know of
thick dog-eared books
and graphing calculators?
I am your distracted study partner,
the one who abandoned you for
cobblestone streets
and escapist photography.

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THANKS: Becca for a ride to work and Jesus for a ride home so I didn't have to wait in the cold for the bus earlier this week.

No Spark

The first time I saw how strong a word is, I was too late to take it back.

"If that's how you feel, what else is there to say?” she said.

“Wait,” I said.

But she was gone.

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three, two, one...

Create
Enjoy
Rest
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Tomorrow sure is New Year's Eve. I haven't solidified plans or thought at all about resolutions. It just doesn't feel like the end of the year, and I'm more likely to make resolutions on my birthday. My years begin and end in August--none of this dead of winter nonsense. These three words are less about resolving to do something than they are reminders of the direction I'm taking in my blog life.

Create. Create, create, create. Not brilliant stuff, maybe not even good stuff--just stuff. A lot of it.
Enjoy. The simple things, the complicated things, other people's things, my things.
Rest. Just. Rest.

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Decked

Deck the floors

with enough pine needles

to make another tree.

Deck the sink

with the dishes we used

to bake cookies.

Deck the fridge

with cheap wine

...now let's all get decked.

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“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.” - Charles Dickens


It's another writing challenge, this time from Trifecta.