Raistlin Allen
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Do Not Go Gentle
"Do not go gentle into that good night (. . .) Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas I was in the kitchen of a B&B in Ireland when I heard that Robin Williams had died. The news was such a tragic shock to me- Robin had been a part of many beloved pieces of entertainment from my years growing up in the 90’s and early 00's. He was an institution, known in the public for both his incredible comic talent and his unique kindness in his pursuits like entertaining troops overseas or sitting by the hospital beds of young people inspiring them to go on. For my three younger siblings and I, it felt a little like hearing someone we'd known and loved in our childhood had died.
By Raistlin Allen7 months ago in History
My Personhood is Not Political. Runner-Up in Pride Under Pressure Challenge.
I came out of the closet as nonbinary for the first time to my best friend, then to my parents. Shortly after, I came out again, to my sister. Then to my other siblings. And I’m still coming out, on a regular basis, to this day.
By Raistlin Allen7 months ago in Pride
Waking Dream
Lars woke to the sun streaming onto his face. For a while he simply lay in bed, his mattress conforming to his body like a hug, watching the light catch in the crystals of the chandelier above him. The ocean outside was the most vibrant blue. It was another beautiful day.
By Raistlin Allen8 months ago in Futurism
God Is Dead And I Feel Fine. Honorable Mention in Maps of the Self Challenge.
If the title & subtitle combined didn't make you think of at least one of two absolute bops by REM, I have already failed. When I was a kid, I brought up the Santa Claus issue with my mother. I'd really been mulling the whole thing over and decided it didn't make sense for numerous reasons. How on earth was this fat guy booking it down everyone's chimney every night? Why did his writing look suspiciously like the all-caps style my father wrote with in his office? I'd done my research and come to a conclusion: Santa was probably not real.
By Raistlin Allen9 months ago in Humans
Quality of Life. Runner-Up in The Life-Extending Conundrum Challenge.
It started with world-renowned reality show star and pilates instructor Patty Faynor. On Good Morning America in the year 2027, she sat down and announced to a skeptical crowd that she had found The Perfect Diet.
By Raistlin Allen9 months ago in Longevity
Beauty In The Mess
When I write, I usually tend to type the whole thing up on my laptop, and then make passes over the same document to edit. As a result, I am not in the habit of keeping my rough drafts. For this prompt I thought, where's something where I've left behind evidence of the process itself , both the beauty- the final product- and the mess that final product wouldn't exist without? One is not possible without the other, but it took some searching to find evidence of the latter anywhere.
By Raistlin Allen10 months ago in Critique
