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Daily Haiku #91

Published by Rhetorical Redhead on July 25, 2014

Honest Conversation (Recollections Series)

Published by Rhetorical Redhead on July 20, 2014

Daily Haiku #87

Published by Rhetorical Redhead on July 19, 2014

It’s been a long week….(Say it. Aloud. In public. Do it. You know you want to.)

One Cancelled Second Date

Published by Rhetorical Redhead on July 19, 2014

An Office Tale

Published by Rhetorical Redhead on July 19, 2014

Storytime. Boss goes to Lowe’s. Finds canvas print in clearance bin for $1.57. Buys it for me. Doesn’t remove the price tag. Returns to office. Hands it to me. I laugh and thank him for his immense generosity. We hang it up on the wall. We stand back and look at it………….I break the silence, “Soooo, I’m not sure how to handle the fact that you basically bought me a metaphor of my life. And then hung it up for me to stare at every day while I’m here in this place….Not really sure what kind of message you’re trying…

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Yeti Love

Published by Rhetorical Redhead on June 27, 2014

I’ve always loved to draw. Here’s a sketch of my little yeti friend. He likes poetry, daisies, and long walks on the beach.

I Suck At Saying “Thanks”

I Suck At Saying “Thanks”

Published by Rhetorical Redhead on May 2, 2014

I’ve been working on my inability to take compliments well.

I shy away from being the center of attention; I don’t like having all eyes on me. (Irony that I’m a blogger on the worldwide net? Naaah. I have my computer to hide behind, mwuahaha!)

By the suggestion of many friends, and with some firm nudging from my closest amigos, I am learning the phrase, “Thank you.” Just like that. Simply “thank you.” Not the phrase, “Oh-well-no-not-really-excusesexcusesexcuses-blahblah-annoying-runaround-to-get-myself-out-of-the-compliment-no-just-shut-up-Jess—(gasp!)—BUT THANK YOU!” *smile* (ding!)

Yeah. I do that. A lot.

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