Julie Ainger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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“The eyes hold the lies” by Julie Ainger

In no particular order:Black lies.White lies.Red lies.Green lies.Yellow lies.Purple lies.Magenta lies.Orange lies.Brown lies.Beige lies.Blue lies.Bone lies.When the bones are good. The rest don’t matter. (mm)No matter how it is sliced, diced, or niced. Strong bones, a strong foundation will always make it to the end of the line.Even if and when and with the frequent free flying.You see, we live in a rather large world. And to get from point A to point B does not require a straight line. It can take seconds or it can take years. To get to the...

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“Hey Tinsel Teeth! Am not your soy boy toy! The Flawless Fraud of it all?” by Julie Ainger

Romance?No way.This oughta kill any thought of …….that….Yuck. Ick. Cooties. Too.Adolescence is darn difficult enough without all the “reminders”.Of our inadequacies.😳The Moaning and the hormoaning.Baby teeth.Broken TeethBuck teeth.MolarsIncisorsGrinders.(Not that kind, heads outta the gutters kids)The Missing.The Missing teeth.The spits and spurts.The Growths.The four eyes, the glasses, the grim rims.The spurting.The growth spurts.The Bulls. The bullying. The pushes, shoves, critiques, clicks and cliques. 😵‍💫Make the team.Join the team.A tea...

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“Under my thumb” by Julie Ainger

What is the first thing you do upon awakening each day?🤔Start typing.Right?Am I correct?I thought so.We just give it all away, before we even open our eyes. Our very thoughts, words and feelings.Ripe for the pickings.Our own lives are under our literally under thumbs.Our own thumbsIf we all stop to think about it.And then if we think a little more, the dread begins to set in.Our lives our really under somebody else’s thumb.Scary stuff.Human nature dictates that we probably are not reaching out to always do “good”. It would be nice. Chances a...

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“Dumbing it Down. Changing the rules of boxxing and doxxing. ” by Julie Ainger

Hello, Hi and Hiya,Be careful how it is packaged.More on this later.In the meantime.This is high up there stuff.Coming from the higher ups.High. high. high. high. high.Hi. hi.hi,hi.hi.hi.hi.hiThis is higher order stuff.Of and of a higher order.Of the highest order.Stuff.Higher order thinking kinda of stuff.Thank God and goodness for a few simple things:A person who gets “it”.A person willing to “say” it..A person willing to back it up.A person willing to fight. It.Masterfully. Methodically. Mindfully. Moderating.The Ultimate Content Moderato...

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“Parenting is not a popularity contest” by Julie Ainger

It starts with:”Mommmmmmm, I want a cookie”.Then.”Dadddddddddddd, I want candy.”Then.”Mommmmmmm, I want a coke.”Then.”Daddddddddddd, I want ice cream”Mommmmmmmm, Daddddddddd,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I want some fluff, marshmallow fluff, any kind of fluff!Cept’, we all know, the stuff is pure “sugar”, bad for you and the tooth decay begins by just looking at a spoonful.and the battles begin.The battle of wills.Between you.The kid.And what is in the kid’s best interest.And boy oh boy can the provaocater (aka The kid) be tenacious. Stubborn. Willful...

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“The duress of the dress. Thank you. J.K. ” by Julie Ainger

Seriously.I do not mean JK as in “Just Kidding”.Thank you for seriously taking a wretched problem and for putting your awareness behind it, in front of it. All over it. For taking a wretched problem.Offering a solution.Putting your money where your mouth is.So to speak.Caring enough about your fellow man to call a spade a spade.Get the ball rolling.Not play a God card.Having a heart.Because “speak” is what you did. And I pray (because I do) not prey (because I don’t) that people listen to you.There is a gigantic and ginormous domestic proble...

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“Mind. Presence. Practice. Patience.” by Julie Ainger

This time of year, we are all “Kids”.We are all Children of God.And, boy oh boy I, for one, am grateful for God’s patience.With me. For me. By me.Especially when doubt rears its ugly head. And heads.Two-sides-of-the-same-coin-kinda-heads.Neutrality is best, Yes?No. Not always.John 3:16“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. in my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, wouldI have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. A...

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“The Three Truth Tellers” by Julie Ainger

Disclaimer.Right off the bat.In no way does this piece advocate drinking.Drinking of: A magic potion, seltzer, notion or potion. Especially a “magic” potion. We do not support or advocate any recommendation to those under the legal drinking age.Chances are good it may not be enforced anyway. Will be triangulated in a million different ways leading to a dizzying array of disappearing stories, images, pictures and memories. As well as tax relationships beyond normal measure.If memory serves me correctly, of course.And. And Further. The money m...

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“Living the Dream or Living the Nightmare” by Julie Ainger

Our deepest and sincerest apologies to: George, Benjamin, Robert, George, Roger and James.We are not living up to your expectations. We are not living up to the expectations of what you held near and dear in your hearts for the founding and building up of a great country.We did not forget. We did not forget what you fought and sought for generations to come. What you dared put down on pen and actual handwritten words on paper. And signed your lives to.But Founding Fathers. We are lost. Hundreds of years later.We are lost.We lost our way.We k...

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“Dates, Weddings, God, Legends and Lattes” by Julie Ainger

An Act of God.For certain.It’s all about the weather.Not so certain.Parry Seight flies around. Has for quite awhile now. Freely. Flies freely as of now, but for how much longer?Only God knows.Really?Yes. Really.Parry Seight has been perusing the shelves of our existence and emptying them at an alarming rate. Before we even knew what was happening, Parry Seight was plotting to settle the score, even the score. And keep the narratively buggy-ness going, on and on and on. Exhaustingly even.Playing God is just that. Concocting potions, lotions a...

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“Caught in the web of destruction? How to get out.” by Julie Ainger

Healed people heal people.Sometimes though.It takes a lot of digging.A lot. Of digging.For truth.For lies.Digging to discover whether or not. Seeking daily whether or not…..Does God really lived beyond the skies?None of us know. Until we get “there”. There are better ways to discover. The truth though. Some of us have worn our shields of armor for our whole life. Our masks. Forgetting to put them down, take them off. Why not try to…Give it a rest.Give ourselves a rest.”What is hidden under his severity? (PF). A person’s severe actions and re...

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“Plan B? …The Audacity of the Mind Fr**ck” by Julie Ainger

At some point. One must declare intentions. Their intentions Wouldn’t you agree… The color-blind or rainbow intentions.Folks are weary. Folks are tired. Of your belief in you, their belief in you, and that they factually idolized you. Really, what they had hoped for, prayed for (although, it was never really declared by you) who or if you prayed. For or to aGod.Out of respect for who I thought you may become, to represent the whole people. By the people. For the people. I took my time to read your words, your thoughts. I read the first one, ...

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“Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Honor Roll, Egg Rolls and Rotten Eggs” by Julie Ainger

That Smell.Of. New.Of. Old.New. Maths.Old Maths.How many eggs are in one dozen?🤔 No matter.The Smell of Rotten Eggs. Usually requires of us to purse our lips, to scrunch our noses. Maybe even toss our lunch.Put Your Best Face Forward?I thought the best, better concept, idea, attitude is to alwaysPut Your Best Foot Forward…..I’m confused.Nothing new here.The Land of Confusion is actually a place. Stop! Before you run to tackle your local realtor, take a second and think. For a better part of our awake and living days, admit it. You sometimes ...

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“Executive Function versus Executive Privilege” by Julie Ainger

Welcome.Thank you for being here.Thank you for crossing the pond and coming here.As you may have heard, or read or seen, things here are not so “hunky dorey.” There are relations here that have been and are tested beyond normal measure.When, at a time, you may think, What am I walking into?…What is going on over “there”. I am afraid.We thank you for putting your duty above and over your fear. We could use some strength over here. From the race race.From the rat race. From the accusations of the race race. From the rampant rat race here. You ...

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“Building character side by side with sagacious characters” by Julie Ainger

Today marks the beginning of the coming for some.To some.A time for reflection. A time to remember.The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. Of us. Of ourselves.Hold ourselves accountable. If you will.I will.The Adventurous Adventures of Advent.”A beautiful promise, a time of Advent, your Lord is coming”. (PF)But. You gotta believe in the Spirit.(Disclaimer: I believe in Santa Claus.)Today’s message was enveloped in inclusivity and invitation. I accept His invitation!!I do.I “will” these spiritual beliefs to you, readily, willingly and able-y.The invitat...

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