Secrets
Eighteen Months of Writing on Vocal
It may be nineteen months as I started the last half of May 2021 on Vocal. I am a new writer, even though I am an older woman. I was a technical writer in my jobs as part of what I did; reports, requests for proposals, proposals, budgets, case notes, and treatment plans.
By Denise E Lindquist3 years ago in Confessions
The Life of A Jewish Stripper, A Memoir
You’re probably wondering right now what is so interesting about a Jewish stripper or any stripper for that matter and how and why one becomes a stripper or why you should even care. The short answer is I became a stripper because it’s what I thought some guy wanted. The real answer is much more complex.
By Alla Kaplan3 years ago in Confessions
And I’m Feeling Good
Introduction It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life For me And I'm feeling good I’m not sure that you are supposed to ever start a sentence with the coordinating conjunction “and” but what the hell, it’s me who is writing and you all know how incompetent I am with language.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Confessions
GAYCATION
It started at gaycation, this convening where a whole bunch of queers gets to camp in the wilderness for fun. There were also games and good food for the week, but it was mostly a retreat for people who hadn't had a chance to enjoy the outdoors. I was not one of those people. I've been a city slicker my whole life, but this was a chance to finally see what being in a commune full of gays would be like. And boy, they did not disappoint. Some of the drama included a new acquaintance of mine using the fact that they, myself, and a new friend shared the same bed on the first night because they were too timid to sleep alone. Being new queers, I didn't hold any objections, and the three of us cuddled until the morning. I didn't know that acquaintances would use our nightcaps to infuriate their ex by making it sound like we "slept" together. To add insult to injury, the ex was my friend, and I certainly had to pull her aside to reassure her that I was not that dirty. I do, in fact, respect boundaries, others more so than my own.
By Indie Johnson3 years ago in Confessions
The Birth of Interfaith
It was written in his heart and upon his soul. When the founder was young at the age of 4, he would have visions of forces attacking him and he would find no help in family and friends but he one day busted the name above all names many times. Something within him cried that name that he did not know much. And the attack left and they cease. That's when he became infatuated with the Scriptures. He began pronunciation before he learned to read in front of family and it was Jonah that inspired him. Then when he knew he could not read and understand he close the family Bible and declared to himself that when he learned to read that he would read every bit of the Scriptures. He remember in the family, it was told that an angel came to his mother when she was pregnant with him and reassured her and comfort her with his birth as the family was struggling. And after the attack from these forces cease, he became infatuated with the beautiful mighty angel guiding, walking with, and comforting the children over the bridge painting of the Saint Jude's Chapel. He told his parents many times that he loved that painting and he felt that it was a sign. So he advanced early in education, he made many A's in elementary and he even told his teachers that he wanted to read the Bible and he sworn as a child that he would do his best to keep the Scriptures with all his heart, with all his mind, and with all his might. He did not care for popularity. He did not care for much fame. He wanted to know this Maker. He believed in obedience. He believed in devout. He believed in trusting. He believed in forgiveness. When he made his first straight A's the school which was a Catholic School introduced all his class to the priest. And the founder remembered being amazed at the green fire. He could stare at the green fire for hours even though it was brief but he remember hearing a voice shaming him and welcoming him at the same time. That very night, he heard voice several times that he thought was his mother and she told him what to do. He repeated Samuel's reply and he began to have visions of life and the future. Then he gets into this horrible bout outside and he slams into a rock on the side of his head. It is snowing and raining and the sun is shining and he was in a daze. He is knocked out and he hears a voice that speaks to him telling him to get up and go to his mother. He starts kicking for life, then he pulls himself up slowly and wobbles then moves fast and runs to his mother holding his head. His parents panicked and he cries and blames. And he does what his mother says, she pleads with him as she sows his wound. At that time, he feels reassurance as his mother sows the pain goes away and it is soothing. He tells her that it does not hurt anymore and he demands his hair be cut low and so his father cut his hair. He later goes to the doctor and the doctor said that his parents saved his life. As he ages, he began to preached at age 10, his father gave him instruments and he desire to preach. And he later realized that he needed knowledge but a pastor celebrated with the church about his preaching and he becomes doorkeeper of the church. As he learns everything and and ages as soon as he graduates early from high school where he would sing Gospel songs to calm his fears and reminded him of what he ought to do daily. He wears out a Bible from his mother's friend given as a Christmas gift that he never stop treasuring. He gives to charities most of his earned money for over twenty years to hundreds of charities even throughout college where he never failed learning up to the Masters and given an Honorary Doctorate for working with National Leaders and considered a National Leader in College accepted into four honor societies and lowest grade a B- and only achieving that low grade once with all his other grades well above to excellent. He knows it is a sign of God that he must now build. He has a vision of the Saint of Bourgnew who instructs him to live a merger life, who instructs him to put his faith first, who instructs him to use his knowledge. He is guided on a faith journey being involved with many churches such as Methodist, Nondenominational,. Pentecostal, Baptist etc. His heart cried for unity and through DNA test he founded that he had Jewish roots to the Modern Jewish people and Ancient Jewish People that he was from Levi Tribe connected by a lost Tribe. And the Jewish Organizations asked him to build a ministry for his faithful support with the blessing of the Catholic Church holding a special mass in his honor for all the charitable giving he has done throughout his life. Thus was born the Interfaith under the authority of the Bourgnewian Government empowered by the Bourgnewian Royalty and given provisions and recognition by even the United Nations for his sanctuaries. Interfaith was born out of a need to unite faiths, spread love, and embolden hope.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous3 years ago in Confessions
A Challenge Accepted About Christmas. Top Story - December 2022.
And here is my response to the challenge: Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? It is Christmas Eve for me as the tree lights are much brighter and the kids are so excited to sometimes open just one gift!🎄
By Denise E Lindquist3 years ago in Confessions
10 of the Strangest Things People Are Addicted To
10 of the Strangest Things People Are Addicted To Addiction is the obsessive need to carry on doing something despite the potential consequences. Every person is different, with their own preferences and dreams. Some people enjoy travelling, while others prefer to stay at home. We learn to get along through our likes and dislikes, regardless of whether we are introverts, extroverts, or somewhere in between. People have been known to become addicted to substances like narcotics, coffee, or even social media. However, you may tell someone about your daily need on coffee and it won't come out as embarrassing. Just picture meeting someone who claims to be addicted to drinking their own urine. Or another who would rather eat a piece of their brick wall than a pizza topped with pineapples grown on their lanai. Yes, these are the bizarre addictions that people have all across the world. Here is a list of some of the most bizarre substances to which people have become dependent.
By Paul Smith3 years ago in Confessions
Here to year 2022
The year is almost over and I am so excited to start a new year... I love new beginnings... Weirdly enough I had the anticipation of change but once it hits me I thrive. Now, I am not sure if that takes time but one day I hope to lean into the change. I think I am 1/4 of a way there but it still makes me a little uncomfy when I think about it. I lose sleep... it is hard for me to eat and truly I can't think of anything else. It eats me up inside and all my emotions build up until I write in my journal or I make a nostalgic video about it. Which honestly is not a bad thing.
By for my mental health3 years ago in Confessions
Where The Heart Is
They say that pain is apart of life. I have felt the emotional pain of being in the house where my pain originally started. Now the diaries that I found have been filed in the garbage dump that feels good. The last diary I had left I called it my Oppression Diary I put that in the garbage. It felt great. I feel like there is nothing left for me in my country. Because the only person before I married who believed in me died. Now I am ready to leave my country to go back home to Saint Lucia. Home. That feels good to say.
By Emily Curry (Rising Phoenix)3 years ago in Confessions
Finding My Voice In My Words
I want to write about everything I can. But I know I can’t. Maybe not yet, maybe not ever. I mean, I barely have the confidence to write up blog posts without having a mental block halfway, or even to carry out a casual conversation with an intellectual person without zoning out from his/her excessive use of jargon.
By Manisha Dhalani3 years ago in Confessions
