Ramblings Recorded At the Laundromat

hair is just the mind out of focus

hearts don’t live on the edge for no reason

a mind is a terrible thing not to mind losing

if you drive to the edge of everywhere, collect two hundred dollars

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this paper is creamy, but wholly unprepared for a flood of ink, apparently.

I should like white tattoos of my scars on my reincarnant’s body, so that each stick of the needles and raising of the skin will recall for her my memories, my mistakes.

Somebody said, “Poor judgment gains us experience, while it is experience which grants us good judgment.

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Teals plus purples excite me

their combination produces

the fear of drowning and

the exhilaration of flying

(which encompasses the fear of falling)

Their combination is sublime.

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I like comfortable sweaters. But you must understand that the comfort comes more from me than from any fabric or fit.

I project onto items the way I wish to feel about them.

This chair only hurts my thighs with its raised edge because I am restless. So I deem it uncomfortable.

My car is clanky and old because I so enjoy getting everywhere under my own power.

The laundromat is expensive because I am lazy.

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I am also allergic to the word “that.” But that is a story for another day. Achoo.

Trifecta: Week 44

Love Knows Best

Who or what to love is a blind choice, made with fear as its basis.

It was shortly after wasps invaded my apartment that I fell in love with a pair of black sneakers with yellow laces.

The choice of what to love is so impulsive that the decision cannot wait to prioritize the things one adores. It simply chooses in a millisecond what arouses one’s greatest passion.

I fell more and more deeply in love with the man who I most feared to lose.

But perhaps the blind choice is better than the informed one.

I still adore those shoes.

I still love this man.

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This is my submission for the Trifecta Writing Challenge's Week 44 prompt. See below for a description of the challenge and visit the link for this week's prompt. Please feel free to comment, as always.


"For the Trifecta Writing Challenge, we will always use the THIRD given definition. Please note the definition—we’re likely asking you to use the word in a different way than you typically do. You should write a creative response using the given word. You must use the word in your response, and you must use it correctly. Responses with alternate forms of the word (pluralized, different tense, etc.) will be disqualified. Your response can be no fewer than 33 and no more than 333 words...The top three entries will be mentioned on the weekend blog post, and the best-written entry for that week will be posted in its entirety on www.trifectawritingchallenge.com."

My Intent For This Blog

A) I will not overcorrect. Simple spelling mistakes will be adjusted, of course, because otherwise I’d probably have a meltdown. But the point here is to post drafts, to just spit out words and concepts and share them with you all so I’m accountable for working on writing.

B) I will try to post revisions of things I like that I post as first drafts. This may or may not happen. But it’s an intention of mine for now.

C) Please feel free to post comments with feedback on my writing!

D) Most of these posts will be submitted to the Trifecta writing challenge. A description of the challenge follows: you should participate too!

“Weekday Challenge: 

Each Monday at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, a one-word prompt will be posted on our home page. The chosen word will come from the Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary. For the Trifecta Writing Challenge, we will always use the THIRD given definition. Please note the definition—we’re likely asking you to use the word in a different way than you typically do.

You should write a creative response using the given word. You must use the word in your response, and you must use it correctly. Responses with alternate forms of the word (pluralized, different tense, etc.) will be disqualified.  Your response can be no fewer than 33 and no more than 333 words.

Your response can be anything—from fiction to poetry and everything in between. We’re looking for creativity, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail. That being said, we do not disallow posts for any particular reason. We’re not easily offended—you do what you’ve got to do to get your story told. Be artsy; be creative; stretch yourself. Write until your fingers bleed. We want to see your guts spilled out on the page.

Once you have written a response, you must then post it to your blog and enter your blog post’s url in the linky form on Trifecta’s home page. You must link to the post where your response is located; links to your blog’s home page will not be accepted.  Please link back to Trifecta’s home page somewhere in your post. If you do not have a blog of your own, or you do not wish to post your response to your blog, please visit Trifecta Anonymous and follow the alternate rules for submission there.”

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