She met him by a campfire, in the woods. Didn’t know he was there until he giggled and, when she looked up, tossed her a snappy salute before running away. Curious, she followed. Found him in a clearing, by a campfire, next to a stream. Sitting, she smiled. He was distracted. Something in the water. She waited. Eventually, he turned and gave her such a brilliant smile that her breath left her, “Isn’t it beautiful?” He asked. Stuttering softly, she blushed, “Yes. Yes, it is.” For the night, they just sat close. Rarely talking. Whatever it was in the water […]
scrytch : papercuts
cleaning out the files, it seemed the corroded stacks of paper were almost clinging to the drawer. as she tugged more violently, one piece took offense and slyly snicked along the soft skin of her wrist, briefly, but long enough to part several layers and set a sting.
evening update – thoughts
whew. well. literally worked all day. oddly, i feel very refreshed.
historical ironies…
working on the archives, march of 1994, the following item is next in line for the posting… a grimace and i manage not to roll my eyes.
coming together…
i’m actually excited for this… the domain and its mirror are up and running, the template is set, the links for connection to a mailing list and auto-publication/update are in place (with a whitelisting moderation too!), and once the archives are online, it will be time to begin the presentation/marketing.
over coffee, insight
bleh. let this be an example of how expressing anger creates anger. not the intent. never the intent. but stars, sometimes, the lesson just doesn’t stick, does it? sigh.
a decision
there is much benefit in taking the time to really think things over, and, when one has done so, to act in accord with what is known to be right in each of the eight important ways. i have, tonight, reached a decision.
01-05-07, email exchange
as promised, placing these here. but i admit, i do not want to remember this anymore.
frightening insight
good grief. as a result of a conversation with a friend today, i am given at last the puzzle piece that causes certain past encounters and events to snap into clarity.