Julie Ainger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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“Cuffed. He said. She said. Keep your hands on the wheel.” by Julie Ainger

Rewrite.Re-boot.Reduce.Reuse.Recycle.Now that the cameras are everywhere, how best to drive the point home?Soberly.Of course.Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.Why is it the offender walks away with hands and their side, strutting along and the defender is cuffed, hand to hand. Shuffling along. Somewhere dark and cold?Life gets in the way, that is why.Independence is learned, earned and not burned.If you happen to remember anything at the end of the day try and remember it is always best to take ...

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“What’s Sip? What’s Sup?” by Julie Ainger

93%. Yes. 93%. Important to remember that just about anything and everything is open to a debate nowadays. For purposes of communication, let’s explore the 93% rule. 93% Of non verbal communication accounts for our conversation. So. Words are coming out of our mouths. Yet. We are communicating a whole bunch of other information. Simultaneously. Who knew? Experts, most likely. The moment we awaken each and everyday, it is as if we are told to “Speak now”. And off to the daily race we go. Verbally. Non verbally. Nine types of non ver...

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“Small Talk” by Julie Ainger

Polite Talk.Small Talk.Is a kind of service to others.To establish and maintain social relationshipsThe ability to engage in small talk is and can be an important life skill. It serves a pragmatic sense of regard for others. An interest in their existence. For example, exchanges of social pleasantries that do not seek or offer information of intrinsic value but rather signal a willingness to observe conventional local expectations for politeness. (wk)Can you image a politeness competition?🙂 Wherein the two sides engaged in non stop polite wo...

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“Wisecracker Absurdity and the Practical Joke” by Julie Ainger

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Havelock EllisYeah. Right.Just ask Chester the Jester.In classical tradition the mingling of the tragic and the comic was not allowed.However. The comic relief lies somewhere in “there” and serves a purpose. It allows us as the tragic hero of our own stories a moment of levity and escape. As a break from the dark and heavy content. A release so to speak. From the momentary and sometimes monetary madness.Before we become straight-jacketed in the back of a vehicle on o...

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“Fortuitous fortitude or Fortunate Fortune” by Julie Ainger

In the right place at the right time or the wrong place at the wrong time. Depends on how you look at it. Knowing it when you see it or thinking it when you guess it. How do you know when someone is the enemy or a friend?The difference between fire and friendly fire. The hairball that causes a cough or a the hairball that causes joy?Circumstances bring you together and once you are here or there, what happens next could be good and it could be bad. What is the glue that sticks it? The landing. The bond that binds it. And. How will you know i...

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“The rake, the slake of the relevance snake and the swig, swill and thrill of the thirst trap.” by Julie Ainger

Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.Indeed.Ambidextrous or not.Wake up to the wickedness that abounds—On Land.On Sea.In air.Transactional or Transformstional.Assent or Ascent.To be better.Or not.What does the method to your madness require and include?A cry?A cry so deep it causesDehydration.Depletes the interior of emptiness more and more.(pf)And at what cost? To self. To others….The rush to consume. To fill up that interior of emptiness (pf)Let’s go fishing’?Indeed.Voraciousness and its vigor are determined largely...

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“One match=One Explosion” by Julie Ainger

Compassion Card ChecklistWhich one do you play?The Religion Card.The Spiritual Card.The Racial Card.The Do-Gooder Card.The Do-Badder Card.The Card Shark Card.The Aces Card.The Spades Card.The Diamonds Card.The Hearts Card.The high IQ Card.The “I’m with stupid” Card.The Handsome Card.The Beautiful Card.The Shiny New Car Card.The Old Clunker Card.The Tall Card.The short Card.The Childish Card.The Childlike Card.The Immature Card.The Mature Card.The “I forgot” Card.The “I quit” Card.The “I don’t like my parents” Card.The “I can’t do it” Card.Th...

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“Coherentism and Justification. No good deed goes unpunished” by Julie Ainger

Effective Actualization. Is a thing. Theories of Justification abound. We often burden ourselves with a failing explanation with an ad hoc hypothesis.What?😳We often burden ourselves with acts of kindness when they backfire on us.“Urbi et Orbi”.Thomas Aquinas contemplated deeds and punishment philosophically. Perhaps the local 501c 3 would agree. Perhaps not. Perhaps it is the mission statement. Or hidden in the table of contents of the who’s and the why’s of the foundational beliefs of an organization. Time is usually of the essence in findi...

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“Can of Corn🌽” by Julie Ainger

“PlayyyyyyyyBalllllllll”Ham screeched.Because.He had to get home for lunch🥪The grounds crew are raking, staking, lining with meticulous hue. With fine point precision and steadfast care to ensure on opening day, all lines will be visible.Seen with out wear.Just around the corner.45 degree angled corner.Protractorally measured.Small and Often.”Playyyyyyyyyyyy Balllllllllllllllll”.The official start of America’s pastime.Just around the corner.45 degree angled corner.Line ups are being drawn up.Skills and drills willed.Oh the crack of the bat,C...

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“The Languish Anguish ” by Julie Ainger

Did you know?Believe it or NotThe first inventor of the comic strip was not Gary Trudeau, Bill Watterson or Charles Schultz.Would you believe it was actually our 16th President of the United States? The President who led the Union through the American Civil War to defend the nation as a constitutional union and succeeded in abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy? (wk)Wow. And. Whoa.It matters not that he was born into poverty, into a log cabin in Kentucky. Not that he was raised on the frontie...

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“Treasure Hunt and The Pearl of Great Price😇” by Julie Ainger

Treasure Hunt.We’re going on a treasure hunt😏What are we looking for…….An ounce of trash is worth a pound of diamonds.(Translation? 💍+💩<>💩+💍)Go ahead.Make my day.The seed or the sower.The weed or the grower.When you come to the end of the fork in the road, take it, make it or break it.The Kingdom of Heaven is of inestimable value.Once we have hunted and searched and toiled and questioned. Fought and scraped and creatively accounted. The fact that the treasures are hidden is the journey we need to continue. Spiritual truth is missed by ...

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“Rattle, Tattle and the Battle of all Battles. ” by Julie Ainger

Ouch.That hurts.What?What you see is what you get.And what you may get is a konk on the head of endless and epic reminders. Over and over and over and over. Round and round and round. And it ain’t a ring of bonafide commitment. But a ring around your collar and neck slowly closing in on your ability to breathe.Ouch.That hurts.A second time.What you see is what you get.Again.Good thing we never played together well the first time. Otherwise we would know one another’s “playbook”. Your plan of attack. My plan of attack. Whatever happened to yo...

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“Speculation Replication” by Julie Ainger

To be or not to be?That is the question.Or is that the question?Can you have one without the other?Is it a less than perfect day if you have thePeanut butter without the jelly.Soap without the water.Food without soil.Cornelia sat under a tree while contemplating whether or not total happiness exists. Complete perfection exists. Can perfection be replicated? Or is it mere desire that drives and pulls the wagon?The perfect apple.The perfect sunny day.The perfect rainy day.Similarities exist for a reason. Memories come, memories go. Recollectio...

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“You do You. Be You. Stand tall.” by Julie Ainger

Size doesn’t matter.There are no short cuts in life.If you retain any lessons of a lifelong learner. This is one of the most important. It is vital and important if you care or want to measure up to being a man. Counterintuitive. Perhaps. A man measures small, measures often.To ensure you are not on the path to leading a “less than” life. This concept is both important on the table or off the table, or no table. Most importantly,Under the table.Note: The table. This is where the wheeling and dealing occurs. Wish I knew. Am God-gratefully gla...

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“Finding our Way ” by Julie Ainger

Day by Day Three Things to Pray. See thee more clearly Love thee more dearly Follow thee more nearly Daily challenges may be big or small. We become tired and hungry and misguided by weakness. Pick a fight, perhaps. Put the boxing gloves on and take a swipe. Sometimes we are just attempting to unleash to hurt from deep down inside in an attempt to share the pain, lighten our load. Words are hard to find. We just don’t know how sometimes. And are afraid to ask for help, So we punch. When what we really need is A Time out😏. Even grown ...

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