Julie Ainger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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473 Stories

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“I scream. You scream. We all scream for more scream? Or Space?” by Julie Ainger

Attachment theory.De-tachment theory.Have you checked the corners of your own closet lately😳? Might be a good time to take stock of your stuff. Before you scream out loud.What is so important today.May be forgotten tomorrow.Sad.The effort.The memories.The momento of a moment in time.Collections collected in a moment in time.Memories retrieved along the way.Of a full life, a life well lived.What’s the “diff” you ask?About possessing possessions?The insidious desire to possess another person and their possession? Their possessions?Scarey stuff...

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“Reparational Repair? Ableism. Ageism. Autism. Racism and the deep change required from within US.” by Julie Ainger

There certainly is“enough” to go around.Enough hate.Enough love.Enough blank stared, wrinkled skin, catatonia, color coded codes of potential implementation to “take care of it”, to “take care of you”.Suddenly we find our collective selves attempting to out do one another with the trash talk of all trash.Trash talking.An insidious way to “get into our heads” to force us to believe we are less than or un equal to.Reparations do not repair this. Reparations do not repair this type of behavior. Hand outs do not either.A deep dive into one’s own...

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“Lip Service, Moral Inconsistencies and “Bagging a White Guy”” by Julie Ainger

Ok. Here goes.As the lines of the lies continue to blur your beautiful and innocent minds.I am compelled.First: To earn your trust.Second. Hear your thoughts.Third: Respect your thoughts.Fourth: Tackle the demons together.There is such a “thing” as common sense. Really. Usually that comes in the form of a trusted parental-like unit who by words, deeds and actions teaches by example the differences between right and wrong.Right and wrong exists. Really. Truly, Madly. Deeply.The sooner you learn to trust the trust of trusting your inner self. ...

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“Better eat your veggies!🥦🌽🥒🫑🥔” by Julie Ainger

“Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.”There is something quite beautiful and meaningful. About sitting at the table. Sharing life, sharing stories. And one does not even have to be a good or even great cook.🙂Sometimes in life, the process can be the punishment. We have choices. We do not always choose the most loving option. We blame it on youth or ignorance. We go ahead and “do it” anyway.We should stop, look and listen to what we are doing. At what?Wonder and love at the process of cooking up a ...

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“Button Pushing.” by Julie Ainger

Cute as a button.Cute as a bug’s ear.Did you know? Cute was a shortening of the word acute for “sharp witted and clever”.I did not know……learn something new everyday!Clever.ShrewdIngenious, tooNot outwardly beautiful, drop dead gorgeous, bombshell-ey, “hot”.But.Cute.Small things are usually cute.Bunnies are cute.Small children are oftentimes considered cuteA button is small, is round, so I guess could be considered cute.Although I know a person who as a small child had an aversion to buttons. But it wasn’t what you may think. This person had...

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“Whose on First?😉 And other ‘stereotypies’” by Julie Ainger

Who is on first?Who is first?Who goes first?Who was first?Whose on first?Whose is first?Whose goes first?Whose on first?The first shall be last and the last shall be first?Who is on last?Who’s on first?Who’s was first?Who’s goes first?Who’s is last?Who is last?Who goes last?The last shall be first and the first shall be last?I have a headache.🤕I forgot where I was.Where I left my head.Who, Who’s. Whose. Whom. Whomever?How now brown cow. Rolling in the green, greens grass.In the manure, just for a break.Fidget. Widget. Slimming. Or. Stimming....

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“Life Imitating Art—is it the Sincerest Form of Flattery?” by Julie Ainger

The Bickersons need to know. When they come face to face.” I cry and cry for mimicry?” asked Mr. Bickerson“I can read your face like a book.” replied Mrs. Bickerson.The life story unfolds, unravels, un kempt, un certain because the Bickersons simply did not understand one another. They surely knew how to bicker. And bicker they did. About the small things. About some big things. Ironically, and by grace-of-god-godily not about the biggest things.In the meantime, the bickering took its toll. And tolls it took. On his toils. On her toils. In d...

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“Fits like a glove. ” by Julie Ainger

Just. Show. Up.Half the battle is won when you just show up.The rest of the battle can be won or lost from there.It’s what you have and what you do with it. It is what you say, and how you say it. It is how you serve and serve best the interest of your fellow man. Whether you like them or not.I, for one, hope my last breathes when leaving this world flow smoothly alongside my thoughts. My good thoughts. Even when the going got tough, I never gave up. That every road block, and bump in my road, met with honesty and regard for those around me....

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“Teamwork” by Julie Ainger

The cross argues for you.Every day.Every minute.Every hour.Every new day.Every new minute.Every new hour.”Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without a fault in a warped and crooked generation.” The you will shine among them likes stars in the sky. (wk)Be a peace trainer (pf).It is safe to say we are all imperfect.It is safe to say we can all improve.It is safe to say we all come from “somewhere”The beauty is in knowing the difference, the indifference, the difference betwee...

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“The untouchable intangible of indifference.” by Julie Ainger

Who is too different?You?Me?Us?Them?Differences in life show us who we are and who can become. When temptation rears its ugly head of contempt toward another.Conquer it.We are way more similar than we like to admit.We all bomb on decision making—from time to time.Better decision making is a good place to begin.Give the gift of freedom from owning one’s own likes and dislikes. (wk) And put them in the hand of some one who cares. Really cares. His will for you is beyond believe able. Because he believes in you.It is ok to find the good in all ...

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“Wheel. Deal. Stand Alone. Lead, Follow. Get Out of the Way” by Julie Ainger

Words to live by.Actions to take.Words that lie.Go with the fake.Still. Your choice. For the time being.Trust me.It is ok to stand alone.Actually.It is good to stand alone🧑🏼‍🦯👩🏼‍🦯As long as you can stand alone.It is not for the weak.It is not for the weary.It is not for the fearful.It is not for the unbalanced.It is not for the doubtful.It is not for the hedgers.It is not for the worriers.It is not for the joiners.It is not for the grippers.It is not for the gripers.It is not for those easily prone to stress.It is not for the scaredy cat.It ...

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“Walking into Walls in the Land of Vice Versa” by Julie Ainger

Stop the Presses!The kids are still watching.Have you watched, lately?What the kids are watching?We had better get a move on it, and fast.Before we know it, the kids are grown. And the chances to right the wrongs, just like the statute of limitations, are left in the dust, the dust bowl, with the dust mites.Lessons left untaught are lessons never learned.And.That is not fair.To the kids.They deserve better that a bug virus leading their way. Leading and leasing their futures. What with all the virus-borne stipulations, shots and the lots.Wha...

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“The piercing sound of the ringing in my ears” by Julie Ainger

It was loud. So loud.My head exploded.Life altered.Piercing.And it followed us from path to path.Chasing almost.The new journey began. But. How to move forward from the mess left behind? In the moment, there was too much repair, too much restore and renovation to be undertaken.In an instant life can return to bad paths and bad habits. And while attempting to dig out, to get out from under the muck……New surroundings can sometimes help. A new path. New journeys, new ventures, new life, new friends, new jobs, new spouses, new siblings, new hous...

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“False Teachers who Play the God Card, Practice Ableism, and Bear False Witness” by Julie Ainger

Spies Like Us (ct,bs)Like.Even,Love.Sometimes for you to watch. Us. So.Bring It On.My personal fashion wardrobe does not contain any kind of straight jacket, however you might be shopping for one real soon. That is if you continue to pretend that people matter. Most importantly, if you pretend that God matters. Play the God card. And then continue to behave in devilish ways. If you keep up your behavior. Paranoid or not. The double middle finger. (act) Right back at ya. My paranoia justified by your mounted and mounting lies.Steadiness comes...

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“The logic pretzel: hamstringing, knee capping and rough houghing.” by Julie Ainger

Step One: Lay your cards on the table.Step Two: Convincing conviction is a process.Step Three: No hedge.Step Four: No pledge.Messages can jam. Up or down. Lay your cards on the table immediately helps credibility. There are far too many ways to stop a situation, a circumstance, a deal dead in its tracks.Stamina notwithstanding.Convincing another person to think as you may think takes a special kind of skill. More importantly, so does telling the truth. No hedge results in steadfast conviction. And convincing conviction in and of itself is th...

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