Author Archives: randomyriad

Post Hibernation Thoughts: A Cup of Coffee and A Simpler Plan

I recently read an article that included the words from a poster. The article was interesting, but these words stuck with me more. THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE, the poster read. Those who MAKE things happen. Those who WATCH … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Telling Makes the Tale

“There is entwined seven-tentacled lightning. It is fire-masses, it is sheets, it is arms. It is seven-colored writhing in the darkness, electric alive. It pulsates, it sends, it sparkles, it blinds! It explodes! It is seven murderous thunder-snakes striking in … Continue reading →

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Finding a Balance

“I am . . . what I am at the moment I am that . . . ”    The storyteller, “Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five” By Doris Lessing To know the world one must construct it.– Cesare … Continue reading →

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My Spacious New Life/Just enough Room To Get Lost In

I don’t know how this keeps happening. I start to put together a routine of creative thought and a life to sustain it. Some event, illness or distractions occur and it all slips away without me noticing. I have been … Continue reading →

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The Bitch Bites and I Move On

Last Friday I was dismissed rather rudely from a job that did not really suit me. I was given no notice and treated like a criminal. I did nothing wrong. It just didn’t work out. I was being given opposite … Continue reading →

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