Quiet reading
20 recent reflections from writers — anonymous or open. Read quietly.
AnonymousFinally sunny days arrived to my hometown and we can feel the warmth of spring. Recently there were so many rainy and cloudy days and it wa so depressing. Now we can enjoy sunny days and enjoy the nature. Btw, I like writing my thoughts…
It is 9:47pm. I am still answering emails. The salad I made for lunch is still on my desk because I never ate it. The lettuce has accepted its fate. I just want to be the kind of person who closes the laptop. Just once.
Said no to a meeting today. The meeting where someone says "let's circle back" four times. I sent the politest decline of my life and then went and got a coffee. Possibly the best coffee of the year.
OK so. We met at the library. He smiled at me TWICE before I noticed. I lent him a highlighter. I am not okay. We're getting tacos tomorrow. TACOS. I am wearing the green dress. I have rehearsed three jokes and i WILL forget all of them. w…
AnonymousHello world! looking forward to share my diary here! Aaaand I will be anonymous:D
REPORT: tacos were good. He was funnier than I expected. We talked for THREE hours. He paid then I paid for ice cream after which is the cutest thing I've ever orchestrated. He texted me 4 minutes after dropping me off. FOUR MINUTES. I am…
Picked up four women at midnight, screaming-laughing, all in matching pink. The bride asks if I'll do a quick drive-thru detour. They got 60 chicken nuggets. SIXTY. Distributed them with the gravity of a state ceremony. Tipped me $40 and a…
Quietest passenger of all time. Got in. Said "thank you." Said "airport." Did not move for 28 minutes. Got out. Said "thank you" again. I live for these. No small talk. No politics. Just two humans and the highway and the very gentle hum o…
1. The exact taste of my mom's lasagna 2. Whether ducks have knees 3. If anyone has fed my fish 4. The plot of Shrek 2 5. My ex's roommate's cat (??? brain why) It's so hot the sand is hot, the air is hot, my water is hot. Eight more weeks…
Real paper letter. From my niece. Five years old. Drew me a picture of "a horse but it's also a tank." The horse-tank is wearing a crown. I love this kid. Taped it inside my locker. Some days you just need a horse-tank with a crown.
I keep packing and re-packing the hospital bag. Why did I put 4 pairs of socks. Why are there gummy worms in here. Past me made decisions I do not stand by. The baby kicked while I was eating dinner. I cried into my pasta. Hormones are a H…
Can't sleep. Baby is doing what feels like a tap-dance routine. Sat by the window with a glass of water and just... talked. Out loud. To my belly. Told her about the dog we had growing up. Told her she has a really good dad. Told her the wo…
Wrote 7 cover letters. Each one a tiny lie that I am "genuinely excited" about a SaaS dashboard for accountants. Reader, I am not. But I need health insurance and the cat needs the expensive food. Got one auto-reply. Felt like I'd won the…
Got a real recruiter call!! 30 minutes. She said "your background is interesting" twice and I will be replaying that sentence in the shower for the next 6 weeks. Also I made a really nice grilled cheese. Both of these things matter.
She deadlifted 245 today. I said "phenomenal!" and meant it. I ALSO 100% strained my back the night before doing 95 because I wanted to make sure I could still demo it. Did not mention this. Just stretched a lot and used "engage your core"…
I kicked a 24kg kettlebell across the gym today. With my foot. By accident. It is the first day of summer and I am wearing sandals. WHY DID I WEAR SANDALS. My big toe is purple. I hate everything. Will I be back tomorrow? Yes. Did I learn?…
Pulled over at a rest stop in the middle of Wyoming around 1am. No phone signal. Got out to stretch. The sky was. I don't know how to say it. There were so many stars I almost laughed. I stood next to my truck for 20 minutes just looking u…
Ada at the truck stop in Lincoln knew my coffee order on the third visit. Mary in Ogallala made me a turkey sandwich at 4am and let me sit a whole extra hour without judgment. Lori in Cheyenne refilled my mug six times and called me "hon" e…
I have not seen sunlight today. I cried in a supply closet between rounds because a patient called me "doctor" and I'm not even a doctor yet. He said it like it mattered. Going back in. Two more hours. The vending machine ate my dollar.
Slept 11 hours last night. Woke up confused, like "did i die?". Made eggs. Ate them sitting down LIKE A PERSON. Walked to the park. Saw a dog. Did not have to chart anything about the dog. Wonderful day.