Tag: love
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“What was your “Burnt Toast?”
Have you ever been delayed and raged internally? Me too. It’s time to be thankful though. I’ll explain. It started with my laptop the week before. I accidentally closed the lid onto the charging cable connector. Result? Cracked screen. A few days later, while my laptop was being repaired, I…
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We’re All Shirley Valentine Now.
Loneliness and talking to the wall: why none of us think it’s weird anymore. “I love sleeping with my Big Ted.” I blurted out. I have no shame.“You love what, now!?” I laughed at my friend’s expression, her eyebrows contorted into a shape there is no word for yet and…
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The Velvet Truth Series
He watched my stories but didn’t say hello. Here’s what I learned from silence, solitude, and not settling.
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A pantoum by Randall Mann, “Pantoum”
If there is a word in the lexicon of love, it will not declare itself. The nature of words is to fail men who fall in love with men. It will not declare itself, the perfect word. Boyfriend seems ridiculous: men who fall in love with men deserve something a…
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Bamboo-zled
This is my first attempt at Pantoum poetry, a verse form that originated in Malaysia in the 15th Century. I learnt about Pantoums during a writing course in 2022 and the discipline of creating was a challenge indeed but very enjoyable. I love writing them! I hope you enjoyed this!…
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Oh woe online dating!
“Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake & help us see we are worth so much more than we’re settling for.” ― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass Hi! And welcome to my first blog! So, a short introduction to me (and I am…
