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About writingblissfully
I’m a writer. My goal through this blog is to write more and share this journey with others. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings “Make up a story… For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places and in the light. Don’t tell us what to believe, what to fear. Show us belief’s wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear’s caul.” ― Toni Morrison, The Nobel Lecture In Literature, 1993The Couch
While Steven and I, still in our pajamas, sat in front of the television watching Looney Tunes, a man in a green truck pulled into the driveway. We ran to the window, prying the blinds open with our fingers, watching … Continue reading →
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Sacrificed
Daniel packed his trucks in their plastic case and then sat on the sofa, his hands stuffed inside the pockets of a puffy blue coat. “I’m ready to go now,” he asserted, watching me eat the last of my breakfast. … Continue reading →
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Missing
Over the years people claimed to have seen her, passed her in the supermarket, on the street; saw her on the bus, at the airport: spoke with her while in line at the DMV, while she ate her lunch on … Continue reading →
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Dream State
Hazel and Luz slept on the sofa bed, Gabby on the air mattress, while I lay awake down the hall on an old pillowtop mattress. It was just before 2 am and thoughts collected throughout the day played against an … Continue reading →
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It’s Our Anniversary!
I began writing daily stories here at WritingBlissfully a year ago, technically 13 months (I miscounted midway). My intention when I began, was to make sure I made time each day to write, something I had always put off for … Continue reading →
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In the Moment
As I drove onto the property, I could feel the festivities going on in the back. It was my grandmother’s birthday, and there was always a big celebration with cousins and great-aunts, lifelong friends and neighbors who lived a couple … Continue reading →
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Expecting Rain
Pearl liked to take a walk before dinner, during the last half of the Sally Jessy Raphaël show, before the oven timer buzzed. She set aside her mending, slipped on her shoes and sun hat, and moved onto the porch, … Continue reading →
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Evidence of Outside
Rubi and I arrived first, Alannah, Erin, and Desiree not far behind, their SUV loaded with luggage for a week. With keys in hand, Rubi led us up the stone steps and into her family’s timeshare. “Wait a second,” she … Continue reading →
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Familiar Land
We hadn’t seen each other in the last two decades and had spoken maybe four or five times during the holidays when my parents and my sisters and I huddled around my mother’s old rotary phone to speak with relatives … Continue reading →
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Endless Summer Days
Summer days felt endless, and we were unstoppable, resistant to the heat, sudden downpours, and hunger. We thrived on blackberries, sour grass, hose water, tag, and hide-n-seek. There were seven of us all together, my older sisters, Mira and Josephine, … Continue reading →
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