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One Thousand Word Challenge 272: I Should’ve had More Sleep Before Writing This

Early morning. Time to get started. Big day. It needs to be a big day. I need to find my way through all the broken hours of sleep and all the fatigue, and finally wake up to the morning. It … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 268: Plough Through

Waking up at four in the morning wasn’t great, but it happens. Choosing to stay awake instead of going back to sleep was, however, a bad idea. It’s not like I didn’t feel tired, either. I just chose to stay … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 267: It’s Mostly About “Waterloo”

So I just scrapped two bits of writing that I started a few days ago. They were challenge writings, they were done when they were done, and I could barely remember them. Of course you’re not expected to remember everything … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 262: Boredom Rambling

Cold and warm at the same time. Almost no temperature. Room temperature. Feeling out the day in room temperature. Feeling out where the writing will go in room temperature. I’m about to have a rather heavy and intense week. A … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1567: Slow Day

There’s something really nice about just sitting here, writing whilst my partner writes. It’s a slow day. A still day. We’ve done very little, but we’ve talked and talking is good. And it’s a nice day. A pleasant day. Originally … Continue reading

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A Poem About Worms and Birds

I was reading a book this morning, and when I saw a line of poetry in it that mentioned a worm, this started forming in my mind. It’s mainly inspired by a literal interpretation of “The early bird gets the … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1560: Venting About Job Hunting

Currently pushing time a lot. I’m meant to be leaving to head off to my partner’s place with a detour to hang with a friend, and I’m meant to be leaving very soon. I’ve most of everything ready, but I’ve … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1558: I was going somewhere, until I wasn’t

It has been a long few weeks. Incredibly long. So long that they extend beyond a reasonable acceptance of the flow of time. I’m just here, witnessing it all. Watching everything not make sense because of dramatic application. Definitely not … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1526: Willfully Blind

I’ve got to head out soon, but I’ve also got to write now. I’ve got to write something. I’ve got to get thoughts down. Something. Anything. Long week, long spiral. Spiraling for a few weeks and it probably started with … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 221: Tired and Miserable

Fighting to stay awake. No cycle today. No riding of the bike. Perhaps tomorrow. Last night, went to bed. Anxiety went right up. Not enough sleep. Here at work, doing the dance, fighting to stay awake and functioning. But it’s … Continue reading

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