Author Archives:
J.W. Richmond

Ends

Posted on May 24 2013 by J.W. Richmond

Anticipation brings           adrenalin and           excitement                    to some people. It just gives me           nausea. I get so           worked up about                     the possibility                     the maybe                          and my stomach                                    knots around                                        itself. This … Continue Reading →

Legend

Posted on May 17 2013 by J.W. Richmond

I don’t know    how to put myself           in her place. How Are What Wh… I don’t even know           where to                   start. My mind actively              forcibly                  stops          itself from entering             into the basic … Continue Reading →

Autonomic

Posted on May 15 2013 by J.W. Richmond

I couldn’t stop      shaking,   could not force myself         to          calm           down. I was trembling                B  I   G          freaking out,          sweating,          mouth dry,          clenching my fists                    hard              into themselves. … Continue Reading →

Set

Posted on May 10 2013 by J.W. Richmond

It’s not finished,   but it’s       done. Not done            as in               complete,   but done            as in               set in motion. It’s ready. Ready for the details   to be refined          shaped          cleaned up … Continue Reading →

Steers

Posted on May 4 2013 by J.W. Richmond

He says.She does. He steers.She goes. He promises,Then breaks his word.He gets offendedThat she has troubleTrusting himWhen he is reliable. She questionsWhat she did wrong. He wants more.She needs less. She startsTo tell himHow she feels,But she worriesThat he will … Continue Reading →

Slippery

Posted on May 3 2013 by J.W. Richmond

I trip       over          myself daily   bump         into doorways   stumble         on the absence            of an actual anything and   find random bruises on myself                from stuff I run into. I trip      over … Continue Reading →

Prodding

Posted on April 27 2013 by J.W. Richmond

Is this really a good idea? Am I jumping in              alert and              prepared      or carelessly running                       tripping over my better judgment                               into something                                      I should just leave                                             … Continue Reading →

Fireflies

Posted on April 22 2013 by J.W. Richmond

Learning,    but at a weird                in-between                stage. For the most part,      junior highers tend to be                uncoordinated and                awkward. Their limbs are growing too fast      for them to handle,         so they seem … Continue Reading →

Pulp

Posted on April 20 2013 by J.W. Richmond

“A failure is merely the non-presence of success. Any fool can accomplish failure.” – Drew Baylor,                                                 Elizabethtown* Kind of like people who say           they aren’t afraid of heights,           they are only afraid of                falling,      I’m … Continue Reading →

Gave

Posted on April 19 2013 by J.W. Richmond

I never heard it            that way before: Just use what He gave you (Romans 12:6a)            even if you can’t name                                or define it.* How things are named                       specified                       defined                             … Continue Reading →