SowulWord for 2014: ACCEPT I wish I had started choosing a word for myself years ago. I love, love, love my word for 2014. It has started to feel like a mantra. Whenever I feel frustrated about something, I call on ACCEPT, and it calms me right down. ACCEPT is shorthand for “Is there anything […]
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Oceans And Lakes
I love being near water. Oceans, lakes, rivers- they all nourish my soul and replenish my spirit. My dream is to one day live in a house on the coast. I don’t need an actual beach, just a cottage on a hill with a view of the ocean and a screened-in porch. I am naturally […]
Midnight Snack, Part 5
If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. Someone was pounding on the door, hard. Someone was calling her name. “Kristy! Kristy, are you in there? Get up!” Kristy tried to open her eyes, but for some reason, her lids felt heavy. They were pink on the […]
Midnight Snack, Part 4
If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. 8:32. Kristy drove to the supermarket in a high haze of brain fog, nearly missing the turn and cutting off a woman in a black Jaguar as a result. The woman took it out on her car horn. Kristy […]
Midnight Snack, Part 3
If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. At 4:15, Kristy finished with her last afternoon client, ducked into the break room to buy two more Smartwaters, and slipped into the group exercise room to prepare for step class. She jumped up onto the instructor’s stage, plugged […]
Midnight Snack, Part 2
If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. 12:30. Kristy walked into the break room, pulling two dollars out of her pocket and smoothing them out with her fingers. “How many bottles will it be after this one?” said a teasing voice behind her. Kristy […]