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Motivation, procrastination, inspiration, desperation. One of these is more so than the others. Let this be a reminder, a visual one, to keep sharp. I have always thought that the ... read more -
The number one, unbreakable rule: Don't sleep with Members of Congress. I swallowed. Nothing like getting straight to the heart of the matter. And specific to Members. What about everyone ... read more -
this too shall pass, she said to me. and it has. over and through me with the strength of a punch, indifferent and faceless like the force of gravitation. comme ... read more -
this isn't a game; this is real life. my life, your life... between us the life we've made. if only I could be sure (even hopeful, even foolishly optimistic) that ... read more -
I don't know. I just don't know yet. Sometimes when I see you, I feel so elated and happy, and when I don't I feel like my day is incomplete. ... read more -
"Maybe this is what Tim found out," she whispered to herself as she watched the paper curl into ash. "And that's why we found his body outside the church." Tim ... read more -
Her fingers stroked the key hanging from the chain around her neck as her eyes scanned the paper before her. It was a habit and when she realized what she ... read more -
when I'm alone I practice the words I'll use to make this real to you. calmly and without too many tears I explain that the decision has nothing to do ... read more -
The sky was bright, glaring with silver moonlight and unnatural streaks of white fizzy comets moving through the sky like jellyfish. The glassy dark blue sky was overfilled, spilling over ... read more -
but nowadays it just made the emptiness of the house echo even louder. As Jenna reached the end of yet another tiny grey row she flipped the needle around and ... read more
