: About Me

What do I put in here? Hmmm...I work in a call center which I consider the perfect job, now that I've done so much worse with fast food and convenience stores...I battle my own demons (as so many do) and mental issues. I don't know whether to love or hate my mentally unstable side, as it has provided me some of my most creative moments. But it doesn't feel healthy...so I continue to fight it. I have a spouse I usually love and two sons who are my life...no perfect world here, but it's MY world and I do my best to not let things into my world that will poison my heart and thoughts.

My passion is ...

writing, words, quizzes, puzzles

I know too much about ...

the darker side of life

My parents always told me ...

don't worry so much, don't be afraid to ask for help

My childhood ambition ...

to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

picnics

Why I write ...

I love to tell stories, I love to play with words

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

the TV is always on, but only as a background to me

My first job ...

babysitting, then a day care center, then a library

My best moment ...

the births of my kids

My inspiration ...

my mom...her life sucked so much, but she never let it get her down

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Loss

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BUT I DID NOTHING I won't try to say I was the perfect teenager. I had a definite taste for alcohol and marijuana, I liked to hang out with the wrong kids, all that stuff. If there was a rule to break, I was there for it. A couple of weeks before my junior year began, an exboyfriend of mine died in a car accident. He and his brother were too drunk and stoned to see the semi they ran into. Two young lives, ended in the snap of a finger. This sobered me considerably. I began to wonder if the path I was going down was the right one. I mean, it sure was fun, but if I kept up that way, would I ...

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