Crisp Fall airI forgot how nice it wasA gentle breeze Sixty degreesThe flaming colors of turning leaves Take a deep breath inHold it with a chillSmell the pumpkins on the airSee the scarecrow over there. It’s the time for festivals and fairs A spooky OctoberPumpkins on every stepThere’s excitement for HalloweenAnd childish frights to makeContinue reading “Crisp Fall Air”
Author Archives: Nikki
Trouble with Feelings
How are you feeling right now? This writing prompt came up for me a couple weeks ago. I’ve tried several times to answer it and each time my answer has been different. The first time I tried to answer it, I was feeling like an idiot. Like I had a bunch of mistakes that wereContinue reading “Trouble with Feelings”
Honor Beyond the Game
This past week, I had the pleasure of being a part of a LARP – live action role play. Basically, a bunch of people dress up as medieval characters and play games that involve hitting each other with foam weapons. The games include capture the flag, battle royale, or black knight. It was intriguing toContinue reading “Honor Beyond the Game”
Into the Game
I recently watched a movie where a family enters a video game to save the world from a hacker. As a bit of a gamer, and a total fantasy nerd myself, it got me thinking of the games I play. It’s not a lot. I usually stick to a few franchises. The last game IContinue reading “Into the Game”
Fill in the Blank
Blank white canvasBlank white pageBlank white dresserBlank white cabinetBlank walls There so much potential in the blank. Especially when you’re an artist. I stare at a blank white dresser with stains on the front and think I have to do something about it. I have paints. I have a white art cabinet that has noContinue reading “Fill in the Blank”
Favorite Word
What’s your favorite word? There’s a lot of words out there in a lot of different languages, so picking one word that tops them all can be a challenging task. I wouldn’t blame someone if they didn’t have a favorite word. There’s a lot of funny words like flabbergasted or serious ones like stern. There’sContinue reading “Favorite Word”
Employee Pride
How many tv shows, movies, books, or other have you experienced has a character that hates their job? Do you know someone in life who hates their job? They don’t like their coworkers? They don’t like their management or policies or values? They only stick around because they can’t find another job with that niceContinue reading “Employee Pride”
Check Yourself
We all have rough days. For me, it was the other morning. I got up for an early shift after having little sleep the night before. I was on day three of disinfecting areas that aren’t easiest because the hose doesn’t work right or I keep banging my head or scratching my back on theContinue reading “Check Yourself”
Welp
I had it Something I was going to say I forgot it Something else got in the way Huh This and that Distracted by that other thing Where’d I put my hat? And…my water bottle is missing Again Mind’s like a mist I had a task and a word I should make a list OfContinue reading “Welp”
Over 300?!
In 2020, I started this website. I remember it quite well. It took me a couple weeks to get the color scheme figured out, and a couple pages uploaded. I typed up a couple posts right away so the site would have some content. I was trying to make it perfect, but keep it simpleContinue reading “Over 300?!”
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