LJ Idol 10: Week 1: I need the struggle to feel alive

Nov 23, 2016 11:03



A Pirate's Life for Me

I have this awful habit of jumping on sinking ships.

I end up as an eternal castaway. A diaspora of one; a nomadic lone wolf moving through life with all of my material wealth compacted into the space of a single steamer trunk that I grasp onto for dear life while trying to keep my head above water.
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Attempt? You slayed this. I'm dead AF ext_3908225 November 25 2016, 21:14:04 UTC
My only note would be to your foot note-
This is not an attempt.
You are not trying.
You're the real raw deal.
Not just well written, but well edited.

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rswndrlst November 26 2016, 17:29:57 UTC

Aww Ali thank you so much! I need to work on that internalized self doubt. Thanks for reading and being such a supportive friend.

Saudade...I hope everything is superfantabulous with you and the kiddo

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rayaso November 27 2016, 14:18:23 UTC
You packed an awful lot of good writing into your 300 words. Well done!

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rswndrlst November 28 2016, 18:10:52 UTC
thank you so much!

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halfshellvenus November 28 2016, 21:28:32 UTC
This was terrific-- and really captured the conflicts between wanting ease and connectedness (while overburdening friends's good graces) and maintaining self-sufficiency while gradually muting the soul.

I end up as an eternal castaway. A diaspora of one
Marvelous language.

This was a terrific flash-fiction piece, too.

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eternal_ot November 29 2016, 15:22:35 UTC
So good a prose that it's poetry :) Well written!

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my_name_is_jenn November 29 2016, 17:48:10 UTC
Very well written. :)

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