The Ballad of Georgie Audun
Georgie Audun loved a girl. Oh, how he loved her. So deeply, so profoundly, so unlike any love before that he was paralysed by its immensity. He loved her so…
Reply to The War
(Read the original post here) The βenemyβ starts dehumanised. As it often does in war. They spawn from the ground; they are pests, invaders. Emotion is present early on, but…
Occasionally Sincere
Rewrite This Like a Human: A Workbook for the Chronically Confused, Emotionally Constipated, and Occasionally Sincere (Subtitled: βThe Language of Grown-Ups Who Have Stopped Auditioning for Martyrdom.β) Lesson One: βI…
The Casualty
(Note to self:) You were never the sole casualtyβand you are not the only one he has rewritten depending on who his audience is. Let us name that phenomenon for…
First and Final Performance
This is not immaturity. It is emotional sabotage dressed in self-pity. The kind of pattern that leaves craters in others and confusion in himself. And then, instead of looking at…
Prime Manipulation Bait
"Go ahead, I deserve it." (this line is practically begging for a reaction so they get to feel like the martyr) A friend of mine INSISTED I join Tinder because…
Shift!
The problem is only a problem for as long as you let it take up space in your mind. Stop fuelling it and let it roll out of your mind…
Future Faking
1.) You feel stuck because you think something happened to you. Victim. 2.) You feel guilty because you think something is beyond your control. Victim. 3.) You are sick because…
β 3 days
I have 49 unread messages, 115 unread emails, 14 unheard voice mails, a stack of unopened post 2cm thick that is collecting dust on my kitchen counter, a basket of…
β motherhood
Can we talk about the term MILF? I got called this, and a friend of mine asked me if I was chuffed. I said: "Nah. My femininity/attractiveness/desirability is hardly gauged…
β drama beard
Okay, main character! Live that story! Create seventy sequels! Slay the dragons. Rape and pillage and conquer! That beard wears you, not the other way around π‘οΈ Anyway, good luck.…