Like Freshly Cut Grass (Stand Alone)

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I gathered more clippings in my hands, exhilarated with revelations of my past, epiphanies of my love for him. I threw them over my head, feeling them land in my hair but not caring how long it took me to coif it that morning. The moisture rained down on me, like little drops of past. I kicked back the biodegradable bag, pushing my small piles

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[therapyrequired]

I loved this completely. At first I was a little unsure of where it was going, but then it blossomed and just made sense

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ahaha, it wasn't very logical was it? That was kind of my point. I wanted it to be a messy flow of thoughts until he reached the epiphany

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Haha, no it wasn’t but like you said that was the point, and once you read it all through the illogicalness beginning makes sense

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Weave. Yes, yes. I'll have to store it into my brain so I can use it more often. I think I talked about magical realism in TFS's chapter seven's comments. Its basically a realist story that 'weaves' in myths, historical facts into it, so there are moments where you're not entirely sure if what is being described by the narrative is happening in the present, or in the past, or if its real at all. Mind bender

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Yes, I think you did talk about it in chapter 7. But that’s when stories get incredibly interesting, that fine line between the two. I ready admire any writer that can pull it off and interlink the two

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A female businesswoman getting cheated on? Ahhh that's quite the spin the old male businessman cheating with secretary cliche isn't it? I'd love it read that :) But yes, realism is subjective. But then again, 'truth is stranger than fiction?'

Ahaha, I'm sure they wouldn't ;) I've never taken a creative writing class myself, I study literature, and I was naive in my senior year of high school and took chemistry instead :\

lmao. oh God. that actually kills me everytime I see on on my dash.

Mm, that's what I thought! ahaha, but really words only have the meaning we attach to them, so it's okay, refer to it as you please.

ahaha, I'm just "sooo punny". XD

Allergy. I never read that term in a sexual context before I started reading things on ATB. I always have heard/seen it in the medical context with antigens and antibodies. ahaha. That and the term 'sat' instead of 'sitting.' I assumed it was bad grammar or something ...ahha.

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Haha, it is. I never intended it to be that way though. From what I remember it was loosely based on a short BBC Drama called Secret Smile. I'm pretty sure I don't have a soft copy, but I can probably dig out a hard copy and scan it in for you to read. It is awful though.The ending is ridiculous, it's just cut short. Euh!

Ah I know that naive feeling, haha.

There are many things that ATB has opened my eyes too. For example I can no longer take the word shampoo seriously, nor can I wash my hair without ending up giggling to myself. (Yes, thats my maturity level)

I think it depends on the context of the word 'sat'... chances are it's just bad grammar.

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I'm sure you're belittling yourself. But if it's not too much trouble, I'd love to see a copy :)

ahaha,shampoo. ohh dear.