SENTIMENTAL SEPTEMBER

Share Your World 2nd September 2024 I always get sentimental in September. I remember the first days of school. Stiff new shoes. New pencil boxes with brand new pencils, all sharpened. The crunch of leaves under my shoes and that smell of fall in the breeze. Girls had to wear skirts regardless of weather. So, those … Continue reading SENTIMENTAL SEPTEMBER

THOUGHTS, PRAYERS, OTHER BULLSHIT, AND A STORY – TOM CURLEY

I don’t know why I’m writing this. I don’t know why I’m wasting both my time and yours. But, what the hell. As I’m writing this the news is still in full-time coverage of the latest mass shooting at a public school. This time in Florida, not that it matters much. It could have been … Continue reading THOUGHTS, PRAYERS, OTHER BULLSHIT, AND A STORY – TOM CURLEY

SOMEWHAT FEWER

This is round three on this prompt. At least. Maybe four. This post is also a rerun because my school days are a million years past and I don't have anything more to say on the subject. However, I like this post and don't mind rerunning it. Hope you don't mind, either. I have to point out -- … Continue reading SOMEWHAT FEWER

TIME WHORES AND THEIR DAMNED GAMES

Back to Life - After an especially long and exhausting drive or flight, a grueling week at work, or a mind-numbing exam period — what’s the one thing you do to feel human again? It's all the fault of the damned Chrono-Guard. They keep messing around with my life's timeline. Good grief, how in the world can I be back … Continue reading TIME WHORES AND THEIR DAMNED GAMES

COME BACK, MR. CHIPS! – Garry Armstrong

No more classes, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks! The refrain will be familiar if you're of a certain age. The end of another school year is imminent in the United States. There are still final exams, prom plans and other rites of spring, but many students have already packed up their computers, iPads. … Continue reading COME BACK, MR. CHIPS! – Garry Armstrong