Archive for November 2024
2 eagles
Last Updated on January 2, 2025 I woke up with a sugar hangover from eating a big piece of that amazing chocolate cake. I still like my choices. It was worth it. I’d do it again. I made it to yoga. I did a 75-minute Ashtanga class that was so hard it brought tears to…
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025 Veronica’s boss was a wild card. She did what she wanted at all times & would flip on a dime without notice. Looking at the days schedule, Veronica’s stomach was already arranging itself in knots. So many meetings & appointments. Which ones would Christine feel like keeping? Sometimes if…
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025 Veronica jolted awake. Her mind tried to wrap itself around what was happening. The door bell ringing over & over. Why was her doorbell SO loud. Her nervous system was instantly in overdrive. Her heart raced & her hands shook. She frantically searched for her phone under the pillows…
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025 Veronica & her roommates lived on the top floor of a 2 story Queenslander house in the town of Balmoral, a suburb of Brisbane. Janet was Veronica’s age, from Pennsylvania, & went to Beaver College. Uma was from Norway, definitely a little older, but she wouldn’t answer questions about…
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025 Today I woke up early to take my friend to the airport shuttle. The air around me felt heavy and surreal. It was like someone died, my friend said. Many Americans chose a man for president who I cannot find any love for. That’s the best thing I can…
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025 Veronica was housesitting for 3 nights at the home of family friends. It was her 2-year anniversary with her boyfriend. She’d packed her cutest outfits & pajamas, she’d planned yummy meals & she’d spent weeks making his gift. It was a framed collage of photos of the two of…
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025 Veronica was overcome by the beauty of the Pacific Ocean. She was 7,420 miles (11,941 kilometers) away from San Francisco, but the Sydney coastline gave her the feeling of coming home. She felt deeply connected here. She’d come alone to Waverley Cemetery to play a game she’d played with…
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025 Veronica peaked out the door of her library carrel & looked at the clock. It was 5:50. Her roommates were picking her up at 6pm. She’d been studying all afternoon & was looking forward to a delicious Taco Bell dinner & a York Peppermint Patty for dessert. The luxury…
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025 Day 1 of #NovelPossible. If you know, you know… Veronica was on the prowl. She was 6 months out of a toxic 2-year relationship. She was in graduate school in SF. She had a new life and a new group of friends. She was in therapy, in school to…
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