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LJ Idol Season 10, Week 2: "That One Friend"

Lean On Me

(These stories are true, as far as I can remember. Names have been changed.)I shift uncomfortably in Maria's chair as she talks on the phone. "No, it was good...They screamed, they hugged me...yeah. Alright, gotta go. Love you!" Maria hangs up on her mother ( Read more... )

life or something like it, memory lane, all in a day's work, first person, me myself and i, one is the loneliest number, office space, you've got a friend, heart of glass, makes the world go round, pen to paper

Because these words belong somewhere, but I don't know where to put them

(Disclaimer: Words were written at 3am, and may not be coherent or good.)

Set to the tune of Leonard Cohen's version of "Hallelujah". May he rest in peace. (Are God and Satan staging a battle of the bands this year or something?)We've lost our way, from end to start ( Read more... )

life or something like it, valley of the shadows, straight and narrow, first person, mirror mirror, turn of phrase, you've got a friend, open mike, makes the world go round, mad world, this is your song, pen to paper

LJ Idol Season 9, Week 10: "If You Have Come to Help Me, You Are Wasting Our Time"

"Don't Speak""Can I get you gentlemen anything else?" Emma, our waitress, stood poised with her pen hovering over her order pad ( Read more... )

school of hard knocks, life or something like it, straight and narrow, first person, you've got a friend, heart of glass, open mike, read between the lines, makes the world go round, pen to paper

Life update and call for assistance

A lot of people have been asking Katie and I about plans for the wedding and our life afterwards. The short answer: We don't have any plans yet. The long answer is going to take a bit of explaining ( Read more... )

office space, down the aisle, you've got a friend, makes the world go round, first person, pen to paper

LJ Idol Exhibit B, Week 0 (Introducing....)

Best of Both Worlds"A house divided against itself cannot stand." --Abraham Lincoln, quoting Matthew 12:25 ( Read more... )

you've got a friend, first person, pen to paper, mirror mirror

LJ Idol Exhibit A, Week 4: "Ultra Deep Field"

ChosenShe could have chosen anyone ( Read more... )

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LJ Idol Exhibit A, Week 3: "Shenanigans"

Behind Closed Doors

(*Names have been changed.)For my sophomore year of college, the roommate-matching machine paired me with Pete*, a laid-back Southern California guy with a wry sense of humor and an ability to quickly make friends, especially female ones. This was fine by me, as it helped me accomplish two of my primary non-academic goals: ( Read more... )

school of hard knocks, life or something like it, straight and narrow, first person, one is the loneliest number, you've got a friend, makes the world go round, pen to paper

LJ Idol Season 8, Week 26: "Sated"

"Confessions"

Trigger warning for discussion of domestic and sexual abuse.
( What don't I know? )

you've got a friend, heart of glass, makes the world go round, pen to paper

LJ Idol Week 17: Open Topic

Author's note: The following may be triggering for victims of sexual assault. Please read at your own discretion.

"The Beast"

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life or something like it, you've got a friend, mad world, first person, pen to paper

I will not go quietly into the night!

I will not vanish without a fight! I'm going to live on! I'm going to survive!

Whoops, channeled my inner Bill Pullman there for a second.
Anyhow, you've surely noticed the entries recently for the Second Chance round of therealljidol . It's not just writing for writing's sake; there's actually a public poll involved.

As you can see at the link above, I'm in ( Read more... )

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