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i don’t know who i am; i just know who i’m not
One time, in kindergarten, my teacher was fed up with how talkative my class was being—aside from me, because with my anxiety and people-pleasing tendencies combined, I was always on my best behavior. That day, I was the only one allowed to participate in our daily “rest” period, where we would relax and snack on whatever our parents packed for us and chat with each other. I was usually always silent during these, not really having many friends at the time. But that day, at the teacher’s command, the entire room was silent. The rest of my classmates sat there, heads in their arms in the dark, staring at me as I crunched on my goldfish and drank my little water bottle, feeling every bit as awkward as I was oddly proud of being the only one who had followed the rules.
By angela hepworth8 months ago in Writers
Pitching ideas is insulting to many seasoned writers
Pitch has many definitions The word "Pitch" has several definitions, which include. To throw a ball for a batter to try to hit. The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone. The black sticky substance used to patch a roof The steepness of a roof, is often called the pitch Pitch black or black as pitch describes the darkness of night without any light comparing it to the substance used on a roof. A form of words used when trying to persuade someone to buy or accept something.
By Cheryl E Preston8 months ago in Writers
Song in a Room Without Light
I wasn’t okay, but I got good at performing the illusion, which made me an ideal freshman and unfit to survive. I escaped a small town by playing dead. I earned high grades, played a good kid, kept my voice tucked low. When I reached the university, no one looked twice. I dissolved into lecture halls and tried to stay visible enough not to vanish, quiet enough not to be pulled apart.
By Fatal Serendipity8 months ago in Writers
Impacting Others, Happy or Brilliant, and Huggers
Gregory Stock’s The Book of Questions prompt — Do you feel you have much impact on the lives of people you come in contact with? Can you think of someone who, over a short period of time, significantly influenced your life?
By Denise E Lindquist8 months ago in Writers
Stories with no faces
It was just a random day, nothing too pressing on my agenda, when I got a notification on Messenger. Curious, I checked my phone. It was a picture sent by my cousin—a photo of my paternal grandfather. I was honestly shocked. How had I never realized I had no idea what my grandfather looked like? Hell, I didn't know him at all. Someone so crucial to my existence was a stranger. But that's a story for another day.
By Maima Kiazolu8 months ago in Writers
Drinking, Dancing, Loving, and Birthing to 'You’re My Angel'
Written for Annie Kapur’s ‘Sing Us the Song of the Century’ Challenge. s the Song of the Century' Challenge. 'You’re My Angel' by Darren Styles has been comfortably weaving its way through my life over the last 16 years.
By Sandy Gillman9 months ago in Writers
