the time has come
to show my worth
to conquer all
and heal past hurts
moving forward
i shed my skin
and let the new
begin again
Eileen Maki
Today’s OneWord: Amount
“It wasn’t the amount, I was worried about, Ted!”
“Then what?”
He looked at me with anger and confusion in his eyes.
“I was worried about the quality.”
“You’ve never had a complaint about the quality of my work before, Maggie.”
He glared.
I narrowed my eyes.
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Today’s OneWord: Female
I don’t know where I got it, wasn’t sure if it was supposed to be a male or female, and had no idea what it’s name was. I did know, however, that it was creepy as hell and I wanted it out of my house. I threw it in the giveaway bag and closed it up. Walking outside to the car, I felt the bag start to shake.
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Pajama Pants
I have come to the conclusion that pajama pants were created to drive us crazy. I, personally, do not wear pants when I go to bed. Why? Because I have no desire to wake up with five yards of cloth crammed up my crotch and the remaining material so badly twisted around that it’s sucking my will to live.
No. I think I’ll wear my tank top and underwear. Thank you very much. There’s enough frustration in the world…
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Today’s OneWord: Hall
Sparkling sunshine could not compare to the brightness that filled my soul. I ran down the hall, a smile pulling my lips higher than they’d ever been. I threw my backpack by the stairs and ran to the back of the house, calling my Dad’s name.
“Dad?! DAD!!”
I slid to a stop in the kitchen where my Dad was making a sandwich on the island. I wiggled the paper in his face, my grin hurting my face.
“Dad! I’m in. I got in. I’m IN!”
Dad dropped the bread and ripped the paper from my hands. He quickly read the first few lines and then grabbed me in his arms.
“Congratulations, Baby Girl!” He hugged me and hugged me and we laughed. He put me at the end of his arms, his hands holding my shoulders.
“You did it, Honey. I’m so proud of you.” He smiled and my soul warmed. I was in.
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Today’s OneWord: Teach
It was time to teach him a lesson. With his back to me as I entered the room, he hadn’t seen me yet. I stood still, looking around the room and finally saw my weapon. A hammer lay on the floor below the picture he had just hung. I bent and slowly grabbed it, keeping my eyes on the back of his head.
I crept quietly to the back of his chair. Raising the hammer in both hands, I paused briefly as a metallic scent hit my nostrils. I leaned forward slightly and saw coagulated blood on the side of his head. Damn it! Someone had beat me to it.
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Today’s OneWord: Dominant
I had always been the dominant one in the relationship. She had always bowed to my will before. But now, she turned to me with fire in her eyes. Her jaw was clenched, her hands balled into fists and she grinned. My heart skipped a beat and I know my surprise was plain on my face. I watched as she drew her fist back and let it fly, hitting me squarely in the nose.
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Today’s OneWord: Happy
For the first time in a long time, I was happy. I turned to hug my sister, a smile on my face and so much love in my eyes. Her face was full of pain. Confused for a moment, I looked down to see the sword protruding from her belly, her blood spilling from her body.
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Cafe Press
Hey everyone. I’ve been out discovering new cool things to write about here and also been super busy with life. 🙂 But I wanted to share a cool site I found that I had never heard of. I think you’ll like it. It’s called Cafe Press. You can purchase tons of products from throw pillows to mugs and tee shirts, etc with special graphics and text on them. There are so many cute, funny, beautiful and wonderful items over there. Take a peek and let me know what you think!
You can visit the main website here:
Cafe Press Website
I will be loading some graphics that I made specially for Cafe Press in the next few days and weeks, so take a peek at those also. You can see my Designer page at:
Eileen’s Cafe Press Designer Page
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Today’s OneWord: Dehydrated
Marcy opened her eyes slowly. She felt weird, her body felt weird and she was in pain. Opening her eyes didn’t help the situation. She was upside down, still in her seat belt, but the car was upside down. The windshield was smashed in and there was glass all over the car. Marcy realized she had been in the car for quite a while and was probably dehydrated as well as suffering internal injuries.
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