(Re)introduction
For those who have been part of the mess journey so far, this may not be entirely new, but it is new in a sort of shiny new-ish way. You might recognize … Continue Reading
Author Archives:
J.W. Richmond
Beneficial
I don’t know if it will be beneficial helpful useful to anyone, but (I think) maybe it’s time to let go. Could He use me more? Could He … Continue Reading
Here
I hate watching you go through this, not able to fix it and not able to punch him for putting you here. I have been thinking of … Continue Reading
Thursday
The meeting was Thursday. So I cut out everything else I could in between to completely f o c u s. Yes, I imposed the deadline on myself and … Continue Reading
(Un)edited
I finish the workday of editing exhausted, but creatively energized, and needing an outlet for all the ideas thoughts and inspiration. So I start to free … Continue Reading
This
It’s a coward’s way of rejection, like the boy who breaks up with you by ignoring you and never telling you he already moved on or the company that can’t bother to hit … Continue Reading
Jackhammer
Fi-nal-ly. The jackhammer stopped. After 7 1/2 hours of it P O U N D I N G the asphalt outside our window, I can hear the … Continue Reading
Herring
I am beginning to really like this character, this person she’s becoming, with her quirks and oddities and flaws and … Continue Reading
Opposition
Prepare for opposition. Expect antagonizing remarks adamant disapproval severe hostility at something you may or may never have meant, or even said. Big … Continue Reading
Prosaic
Lately I have been running on fumes grasping at straws on an emotional rollercoaster in survival mode and not firing on all cylinders. Maybe I’m just wiped. Maybe I bit off more than … Continue Reading