Six Words. A collaborative collection of memoirs.
April 7, 2008
Here it is everyone. Sorry it took me ages to get this posted. We had some.. delays? I have decided in the interest of how many people we had participating to just list them all randomly and anonymously. I think it’s better that way.
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I had no idea he lied.
I am NOT a soccer mom.
I am a very complicated dance.
Woman seeking liberation finds Christian feminism.
Life’s too short. Live it well.
Today is the best day EVER!
Miss my friend, Died too young.
Christian rap reporting.. better than expected.
HELP! My brain is on fire!
Eat pray love. Eat Pray Love.
FREElance writing rarely pays a fee.
I will find him one day.
I never knew he loved me.
Some people forget who they are.
Mother of two. Need new hobby.
A little cussin- alot of prayin!
Questioning everything brought me great peace.
I feel like I’m losing it!
Waiting for love brought me love.
Every single day matters to me.
Never thought I’d die of cancer.
I hope he forgives me soon.
Talking to the mother of God.
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Feel free to leave your own in the comments if you like.
Thanks to everyone who submitted!
Even though…
March 30, 2008
Even though I don’t feel well, even though I am exhausted. Even though I have a million and one things to do. Even though I miss someone I cannot see so desperately it hurts.. Even though I find it hard to write about what’s going on, even though it’s tough. Even though I want to hide and sleep and close my eyes. Even though I feel weak, even though I want time off. Even though I have no idea how I will survive this week.. I will be OK..
I am here, I am alive. I am grounded. It’s a good day, even though.
Deep breath in, deep breath out. Believe, it’s OK. Everything is OK. I am OK. This day is happening and I am fine. My family is well, we are happy.
This week is going to be insane. So many things going on. My nephew goes into Texas Children’s tomorrow for a five day Neuro Observation. Dave has school, life piles up. When did my life get this insane?
This week alone my blog will be home to three new things. I will be contributing to the Autism Awareness Blogshare, posting an exciting announcement for an organization I know and love, and posting the Six Word Memoirs Blogshare. When did my blogging life get this insane?
I wrote these words last night for Matt, but I need to hear them today..
I believe ultimately what connects us is the tangible. Voices over a phone are empty without the face of the person. Their skin, their hands. Even words, emails, letters.. We are connected together, bound together, by the tangible. I think the only way we embrace what we can’t touch is by embracing what we can. The touchable makes the invisible real.
I need a little more tangible right now. Everything feels shaken up. But.. BUT.. I will be OK.
Even though.
Your life, in six words.. A call to bloggy participation!!!
March 24, 2008
Hey friends.. I’ve been loving SMITH Mag’s Six Word Memoirs for so long. I thought it would be fun to get in on the action here at Unfolding. So here’s what I am going to do.. I am inviting all of you, my readers and friends to send me your six word memoirs. It’s very simple. You have six words to tell your story. It can be funny, sad, shocking, satirical, ironic, plain, exciting, scandalous, or whatever you want!
Here’s an example of a six word memoir:
If only I had more words.
-or-
One day I will find myself.
See, it’s simple right?? and FUN!! You can send as many as five memoirs. If you would like to participate simply post a comment here saying “I’m in” or some such thing. I will happily post Authorship or happily post them anonymously. Once you comment here, I will keep a running list. The deadline to sign up is Friday March 28 at Noon (central time, but I’m not THAT strict). Once everyone has signed up, and PLEASE pay attention to this part, you will have until the end of the weekend March 29-30 to submit your memoirs to me. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THEM IN THE COMMENT BOX!!! All you have to do is email them to me at crunchymamma (at) yahoo (dot) com. You can email them earlier if you like. But they must be submitted no later than Sunday March 30. I will post them all here Monday, April 1.
Please feel free to ask questions either by sending me an email or by commenting..
Blogshare..
February 26, 2008
Here is the very brave and emotional post sent to me for my blog. Please enjoy!
It’s not something I’m proud of. Its something I swore I’d never do.
But a walk to the convenience store one evening, snow crunching under our feet… and I realized.
We would be good together.
I remember giving my head a shake after I thought that. As though I could somehow etch-a-sketch it out.
It was nothing, just a fleeting thought that should have gone nowhere.
It should have gone nowhere.
We went our separate ways. Me home to my empty apartment. He home to his wife.
I know I said I swore I’d never do it. But that’s a lie. It was never on the radar. Never on the “NOT to do list,” never a consideration.
Just a fleeting thought.
It had its roots in the thrill of the forbidden. Stolen glances, sly winks. Flutters so intense, heart palpitations so wild I doubted my next breath.
So many betrayals. So little time. I betrayed a friendship. I betrayed my self and my sanity.
I betrayed a set of values. I betrayed a vow.
Months have passed since that winter revelation.
And weeks since that first kiss, passionate and spontaneous in the stairwell. So intense it left me flushed and trembling.
I didn’t tell her to leave him. I didn’t even see it coming. My jaw hit the floor when she told me her plans. I was numb. I was scared. It was too much a strain on my sanity. So much pushing and pulling and yanking and screaming. How could I console a friend who was leaving the man I wanted to be with.
A conflict of interest marinated in bad judgement.
And when I step back from the intensity and the passion and the flutters… I am just sickened. How could I have done what I did. How could I have been so selfish.
And I know I won’t win. I know he won’t win. And I know she won’t win either. The three tangled up in this mess. Tied together, and wound around one another in a giant disgusting rubber-band ball of infidelity lies and distrust.
But nothing has felt so right, than laying with my head in his lap. His hands running through my hair. A gentle… soothing … unconscious gesture.
Sitting on the couch, catching his eye as he looks at the wall clock. A little smile twitching at the corner of his lips. Locking eyes, and I fill up with excitement. I know why he smiles. He smiles because he is happy I’m there. And lord knows I’m happy to BE there.
I have always been a vehement protester of fate and karma. But I wonder. There are so many forces out there. So many things that lined up to have things happen this way. The way I met them when I did. Where I did. How I did.
And maybe I’ll look back on this and shake my head. Like I did that night of the winter awakening. And maybe I’ll look back on it and smile. That for all my lack of judgement, selfishness and betrayal, maybe I’ll be happy.
How it happened… it’s not something I’m proud of. It’s not something I’ll tell over drinks to my girlfriends. It’s not a story that will get toasted with grins, champagne flutes, tuxedos and a wedding dress. But it did happen. And I am happy. And that’s all I can hope for, for now.
Blogshare Participants
February 26, 2008
Blogshare Participant list..
Have a look at some of these amazing blogs. Everyone here is participating in the blogshare.
Everything I Like Causes Cancer
Rankin Inlet: A Journey Northwards
Blogshare
February 26, 2008
Hey friends I am participating in a Blogshare from the blog And you know what else....
So today I have written a post for another blog and soon I will receive a post written for my blog. It’s a lovely little thing, no? I will post a full list of all those participating here when I get it. Which will include links to all the bloggers in the share.. Aren’t you excited??
