I have heard of many kinds of prejudice: race, gender, social status, height, weight, and even hair color, but I've never considered the prejudice that is based on handwriting. It's called the handwriting effect, and it is a bias against people with poor penmanship. The perpetrators assume handwriting is tied to intelligence. If you were … Continue reading Penmanship
I concede concealing my concerns would only constipate The creative course I've set upon with words I conjugate As I contemplate the cavernous void— my cognitive castration A one word prompt is not enough for this poems culmination _______________________________ Daily Post, March 29, 2016, One Word Prompt: Conceal~ <a href="https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/conceal/">Conceal</a>
Memories... I was young and the world filled with possibilities. I had choices everywhere I turned. What to do with my life, who to share it with, where to live it. Memories however are not true to experiences. They're filtered through a soft lens of sentimentality. Bittersweet times that were far from perfect, but had … Continue reading Sentimentality
I don't consider myself to be easily annoyed, but... Startled by the sound of an alarm clock...not mine, I listen as my fifteen year old son starts his day. My strategy is to stay out of the path of his maelstrom. It starts at 0600 with the sound of his alarm. Ten minutes later the … Continue reading Grey and Beige
Isn't it ironic, don't ya think, that the most popular post I've written was a post regarding statistics...and how it's not good to over analyze them? Today's prompt asks us to do just that. So, in spite of my previous advice to you, I will delve into my statistics as a sacrifice to the Daily … Continue reading What’s My Point?
The comforting heat rises from the mattress pad that's turned up a just bit too high, as a blended tonality of rhythmic breathing emanate from the tiny dog on my legs and the large dog at my side, keeping pace with mine. This day has started like any day ever wished for by the likes … Continue reading 8:00 AM
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