White noise voices

March 30, 2012January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

Pale faces at my window, alien and distorted, paralyze me with fear. I shake my head, trying to dispel white noise voices that buzz inside my brain. I can't escape from these aberrations. This weekend's Trifextra challenge is to,"Write a horror story in 33 words, without the words blood, scream, died, death, knife, gun, or … Continue reading White noise voices

In reverse

March 20, 2012January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 20 Comments

After the initial determination, I read everything I could find. All that did was to scare me even more. One dire prognosis after another, stripping away every strand of hope from my grasp. Since then, it's been a book you read in reverse, so you understand less as the pages turn. At first, other than … Continue reading In reverse

The difference a day makes

January 18, 2012January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 25 Comments

Spent about an hour last night reading through some old posts from an idle blog of mine. I used to write a lot about the initial onset of my son's mental health issues, about the guilt I felt about not being able to do much to help him, and general all around ranting and raving. … Continue reading The difference a day makes

I Will…

January 4, 2012January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

I keep telling myself, and anyone else who’ll listen, that I don’t do New Year's Resolutions. All that does is set me up for failure. I’m hard enough on myself without adding more baggage to the situation. Instead of making a list of things I want to achieve that may be unattainable, I’m joining Aunt … Continue reading I Will…

Stay real

November 9, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 23 Comments

I've wondered out loud before at how real people really are online. Is it easier to be candid here than in real life? Even if you use your real name, telling real stories about your life, there is a certain level of anonymity. We can still hide behind our laptop screens, avoiding the tells of … Continue reading Stay real

Unraveling

October 24, 2011January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

Some days you simply need a cooler head to look at a situation and tell you to calm the hell down. My brain is a jumble, and right now it feels like a tangled mess that I can't unravel. I'm extremely distracted and am having a difficult time concentrating on anything longer than a few … Continue reading Unraveling