Day

December 25, 2025

If only things
had worked out
the way I’d wished they would

We’d be opening gifts and
taking photos in front of
our first Christmas tree

But now I wish you
weren’t here, and instead
I’m planning my exit strategy.

Today’s poetry prompt words were: if only, dinner, and exit strategy. 

Photo by Andrew Abbate on Unsplash

10/08/25

**Everything in bold is still (now) true**

Despite the world being a dumpster fire even more so than usual, there are still some things in my life that are going well and that I appreciate very much.

I love my job, I am blessed and lucky to have found it, and even more so that I’ve fit in so well with the other employees and volunteers.

The above is still true.

It’s been a very long time since I’ve updated this page, almost a year, and honestly, not much has changed except the world has gotten crazier, worse, and … Read the rest

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