Ya know, I’ve learned to approach your kitchen with caution. You keep with high HEAT up in here! Embers are full blown blaze! 🔥

My words to this Embers would not be satisfactory. You stoked this to the point that the fire reignited, Jeezzz!
Really good.

I don’t know why it changed “cook” to “keep”…🤦‍♀️

Passionately penned, Naaj. This write is fire my brother, fucking blazing! Much respect. Appreciate you.

Damian

My, my my. I had to take time to inhale this comment! Thank you, Adira for your sharing your energy.
It’s so deeply appreciated.

Thanks. In 20 or more years.

I did! Not my typical piece.

You aren’t you on meds. Nobody is. Some have no choice. I get that. But I don’t understand living in the most medicated country on the face of the earth.

I hope you find power in your battle 🌼

No, meds only confused me. Not taking any psych meds right now. I have to have control of my inner demons on my own. This was one of the last I wrote near the beginning of year. Before radiation and surgery. When I was thinking of just ignoring the doctors completely. Which I didn’t. I even broke free of caffeine. Off it completely.

Sometimes all we can do is write about it and let it come out as it will. What you said here was so relatable to what it can feel like when you really want to write it out but are also still dealing with whatever is going on.

Exactly!

Powerfully penned, Paula. Incredible write my friend. Appreciate you.

Damian

I agree to try to go without psych meds and using the arts and writing to be therapeutic. Me personally, there’s some I need. Writing will always be my number one therapy too. Keep strong, girl. Your therapeutic writing is paying off, I love it!

Daniel

Grandma knew exactly what to do with us. 6 of us & she never lost her temper. Good memories…Thank you, girl

hello beautiful Willow this was a twist I didn’t know where you were going it’s very clever and relateable I had to clean my dad’s grandfather clock when naughty 💕

Brilliantly penned, Willow. Into the book it belongs! Amazing storytelling my friend, I can relate. Not that I got in trouble a lot, but when I did, not a fun time by any means of the imagination. Excellent work, as always. Appreciate you.

Damian

I love “old timey” pieces. It brings back the good ol days, even if we didn’t know that they were, then. I would’ve preferred the chair over the usual ass whuppin.
But eh, I survived.
It’s always interesting to me how others lived and dealt with their own upbringings. This was a wonderful story indeed. I raised my kids on “time out” instead of spankings, as your story reflects. It’s a better choice.
Very entertaining write, Willow. Bravo.

It’s good to see YOU here, too.

Love this story poem. It’s a mental transportation to another place.