This town is an easy one to be a loner in. People here are suspicious of strangers the way people in a small town are hostile towards newcomers. Sure the courtesy of people in this town in this town is enough to suggest directions to any place, even when they don’t know where said place is. But in a public place, it is always considered rude to ( Read more... )

From homeless_spork:
Two summers ago, I was given my first taste of freedom, kind of. I had just graduated high school, and I was working and taking summer class to bridge the gap in mathematics between HS and where I wanted to be for college. This is easily a 40+ hour a week task, and I was always exhausted. On top of this, my car (1987 Honda ( Read more... )

From projektmofo:

just a little one. it happened today -

I had a paper to write for my biology class, and I didn't finish it for one reason or another. So I got a wee bit worried. But as it turns out, today is not Wednesday. Today is, in fact, Tuesday. So now I have time to finish. Yesss.

Out of the blue came a friend of a friends to share their ( Read more... )

From Nilsindeo:
I didn't gag to death while brushing my teeth the other day, which was awesome ( Read more... )

By Easymeat6969:
Sometimes the biggest triumph in life is the ability to relate to a person in your own proverbial backyard. I am not, by nature, a person who "talks" to just anyone. In fact, talking to someone often makes things awkward or worse: "h-h-h-hi, I'm Ben, I like to read FUCK Magazine and draw comics about televisions who eat people...I ( Read more... )

By Sweetdagger:
Well once when I was in kindergarten my teacher had us color giraffes and cut them out. I made a purple pony too. I was all excited to play with them, cutting perfectly along the lines, and instantly they befriended each other. For some reason I keep thinking there was a folder. And more animals. And the folder was blue? Well, ( Read more... )

When is the last time you saw your fellow man triumph over adversity? With all of the hard work that goes into just getting by, and all the bad news in the world, it might seem that things could be hopeless. It can become overwhelming, even for yours truly. Yet, there's hope ( Read more... )