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What’s the Point of Life?

November 22, 2011 by

A very ‘short anecdote’ based on the 10 random words from Writing Prompts – Creative Copy Challenge #194. Posted: 17 Nov 2011 08:02 AM PST

Put
Point
Bizarre
Weave
Spiral
Weird
Goofy
Pop
Cult
Fan

“Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!”
~ Sir Walter Scott

Melanny pondered Sir Walter Scott’s words as she gazed at the ocean from the deck of her Malibu home. She’s been contemplating life since her childhood best friend Karrey overdosed a few weeks ago. Melanny tried to help her, but she couldn’t. No one could. Life really is a spiral. We think we move backward, when in fact, we continue to move forward. How bizarre is that? What is the point of life? She continued to stare at the ocean.

Karrey had a goofy, weird sense of humor – some people thought she was over the top. She loved The Cult and was a huge fan of music from the 1990s. Karrey loved alternative music but would listen to Pop music now and again. She was a free spirit through and through. Why did she have to put those damn drugs into her body? Melanny was searching for answers that may never be answered.

Amandah T. Blackwell

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What Are You Waiting For?

November 17, 2011 by

A ‘short story’ based on Writing Prompts – Creative Copy Challenge #192. Posted: 10 Nov 2011 06:58 AM PST

Look deep within and ask, “Am I happy or am I pretending?” It’s time to take a stand and leave the past in the past. Make each day count and give yourself a break because life doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Promise yourself that you won’t allow your life to fade away. You can run, but you can’t hide. Sooner or later, you’ll have to face your life lessons. You may as well learn what you have to learn in order to move forward.

Amandah T. Blackwell

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Blow Away the Pain

November 9, 2011 by

A short story based on Writing Prompts – Creative Copy Challenge #179
Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:46 AM PDT

  • Bone
  • Bore
  • Bunk
  • Blow
  • Break
  • Beat
  • Bleed
  • Bloom
  • Budge
  • Bend

How much do you have to bleed from your soul before you realize it’s up to you to bend? It’s up to you to budge from where you’re at in your life. What do you have to do break those negative belief and thought habits? No one can beat them out of you. It’s up to you to blow them away like a mighty wind. If every bone in your body hurts, you can choose to dissolve the pain you bore over the years. It’s bunk! You can bloom. What will it be?

Amandah T. Blackwell

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