Julie Ainger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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“Soul Winner. Seed Planter. And You.” by Julie Ainger

Happy Easter to the You that is today.And.The You that you hope to be tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day.And.So on and so on.The good news.Every day.There are “win win” choices to make.Everyday.One may say that punishment isn’t supposed to feel good.Is supposed to “teach us something.”Personally. This is a confusing concept. One that takes too much draining energy out of the body. And especially the soul. Ours souls are our personalities and our thoughts all rolled into one.One.One Love.One Life.One.When and how w...

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“Rigidity and Autistia and the POV of specificity ” by Julie Ainger

Imitation.It has been opined.Is the sincerest form of flattery.Order.Order.Order.”You can’t touch this.””You can’t touch that.”Hugs hurt.Short sentences.Long sentences.Run-on sentences.The gift of one someone making sense of it all.One time.One moment.Makes all the difference in the world.In a world where differences are not supposed to “matter.”The pile on.Reciprocity nonexistent.Non existent.I can’t take it anymore.Please understand me.Or.At least try.Whilst you are so busy being,Busy.Someone out there noticed.In an instant.Life changed.No...

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“The courting days are over. Stone cold chaos shines bright.” by Julie Ainger

It is not the the guiding light.,It does not have to be the guiding light.To destruction. Self-destruction or any other types.Assignment for today: Do not overthink.Question: In your mind, your mind’s eyes, your eye’s eyes, which of the following is the most important to you?No fair looking at your neighbor’s paper.Or.Your neighbor’s anything, anyone.Throughout eras, platonic love was slowly categorized into seven different classical definitions.Well. At least that says something about the classics—before imitation and repetition rendered us...

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“SAD, SED, SID, SOD, SUD” by Julie Ainger

Too much of a good thing.Is usually, never, a good thing.”They” tell us:Everything in moderation.Just a dab will do ya.Don’t over do……Lest we make a fool of ourselves in the era ofBeing noticed come hell or high water.In the good old days, “they” were the ones we listened to. Thought we were required to listen to. Until we weren’t.For example.”They” used to say we “should” drink eight, eight ounce glasses of water a day.O.k. Math. Easy math even tells us that is 8x8=_____.That’s quite a bit of H2O“They” say, it is for our health.Those, “they...

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“Welcome! To the money pit at the rat race gallery” by Julie Ainger

We hang out, with our faces on the wall.Life can be kinda like a bad dream.Sometimes.Oftentimes,We, and our life stories come alive, at night, in the dark.The mugs of all mugs.The mug shots of all mug shots.Hanging on the wall.It was ourselves, all along.It is worth noting, or at least knowing, that nothing in life is free.We may think, “🤔Everything will be better when I__________________(fill in the blank)or when I _______________________(fill in the blank)or if I __________________________(fill in the blank)or when I acquire_______________...

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“The Ink Blot: Will the “craziest” please take the stand, or at least, A STAND?” by Julie Ainger

Okeedokee.No problemo.Will do.Real good.Bye now.🫡Before.I knew.What I know now.I found it too difficult to choose.Sides.In the grand scheme of all things active, I did not think it prudent, possible or particularly particular to be particular.I am a rather,“All in” kind a kid.Kinda person.Inclusive.Half saluting?—Not my thing.Life is seldom so-in-a-box-with-a-bow kind-of”thing”.to half-have someone’s back isHaving someone’s back half-a**ed.Now.Next lesson: The humility of human anatomy and physiology.The brain.Last I knew, we all had one-Jok...

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“The right to bear arms 💪🏻with our finger 🫵🏻on the trigger of Goodwill or Gucci” by Julie Ainger

Mi no comprehende’.Math people please take a front seat.Pi R Squared people take the next row.Those geometrically opposed, the next row.Those integer-ed, the next.And so on and so on.RV people, move to the back of the bus, I mean room, I mean bus.What exactly DO you mean?….When you mean—not mean, as the mean of the mean😳as a verb it is the action of the noun of the word people use to describe,Anger.(lk)At time, astute individuals understand, comprehende’ the actual meaning of the emotive emoticon of emojis describing the desperate attempt to...

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“Trophy Wife, Trophy Life” by Julie Ainger

You can run, but you cannot hide.The disguises we most often use to run away are the reflections of ourselves in another’s eyes.Sometimes.Othertimes.It could be just getting away with the slow death murder of another individual.To be fair.It may not be entirely intention.On our part.Entirely intentional.What keeps “it” going?The horror, the endless nights of worry.The lack of protection……..What keeps it going?From past experience or experiences, the blatant lack of accountability or accountabilities, the gross disregard, the will to make a b...

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“Merciless Judgment. Multiple Choices? Questions for Jesus. ” by Julie Ainger

Dear Jesus,What is the best way to hug a sinner?Were you scared?When they crucified you.Were you angry?When they crucified you.Were you worried?When they crucified you.Were you angry, at your Father?When they crucified you.Were you angry, at your Mother?When they crucified you?Were you angry, at your sisters?When they crucified you.Were you angry, at your brothers?When they crucified you.Were you tired?When they crucified you.Were you confused?When they crucified you.Were you sad?When they crucified you.Were you angry you carried the burdens...

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“Great Expectations: It is only betrayal if you did not see it coming. ” by Julie Ainger

Negativity.Is in the in the eyes of the beholder.Positivity.Is in the eyes of who you believe.In.Who you believe.In.The rest is just “gravy.”That way.No knives are needed😁In the stab backing world of back stabbing.😳🫵🏻?…….To bunt.To grunt.To punt.To stunt.That is the question.Life’s great questions.Before drawing the knife back and letting it fly……..🌭C’mon, basic human nature. Whispers in our ears, “Go on, do it, no one will know, no one will care.”Oh. We silly, silly humans. Well. The athletic motto, “Just do it.” Says so, Right? Tells us so...

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“The Power of Suggestion” by Julie Ainger

A force to be reckoned with.A gale-force of innuendo, nuances and lies.Dig deeper.Dig deeper.The answer lies within.The Soul.Have you checked yours lately?Checked on yours lately?How’s it pumping?Is it palpating appropriately?Like a good neighbor?Is it there.When you need it.Your Soul.Not theirs,their soul.You can’f fix what someone refuses to admit is broken.Admit it. Running from it only exacerbates the problem—the situations, motivations, the circumstances.Denial.Denial.Denial.Asking for help is strength.Being heard is the gift.That keeps...

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“Removal by turbulence.“Dang” the Yardang.” by Julie Ainger

💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨Yardang.Blew me away.The size.The shape.The erosion.The deflation, too.Removal by turbulenceThe lack of water.Soil with broken rock fragments,Were everywhere.I could not find a place to sit.They all looked uncomfortably, “pointy”.The Yardangs.They were abrasive. Yes.They were sand blasters. Yes.They were entrained.Experts at collision.Colliding between particles to further break them down.The Yardangs did not care who got in their way.They took down everyone and everything and formed their own communities. Intense and deflating were...

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“Blowin’ in the Wind” by Julie Ainger

A message from Bob:”How many roads must a man walk downBefore you call him a man?How many seas must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sand?Yes, and how many times must the Cannonballs flyBefore they’re forever banned?The answer, my friendIs Blowin’ in the windThe answer is Blowin’ in the wind.”In the meantimes chaos, secrets, stories, mayhem and the “like”.”Yes, and how many years can a mountain existBefore it’s washed to the sea?Yes, and how many years can some people existBefore, they’re allowed to be free?Yes, and how many times c...

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“The fixture” by Julie Ainger

Ok.It was there.When I was there.We both were there.In existence together.It was there.When I was there.We both were there.In existence together.Smack dab in the center of the room.What felt like the center of the room.It was there.When I was there.We both were there.In existence together.In the heart of the room.In the heart of the matter.Beauty and shame.At the same timeIn existence.Together.Similar. Not the same.In the heart of the room.Obvious, only to some.Who paid close attention. To the details. In the moment. The good one had paid cl...

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“It’s raining men Hallelujah—Lost in transition, Lost in translation?” by Julie Ainger

Who am I to judge?I am not to judge.I am not a judge.Talk about the roadblock of all roadblocks.The never ending exit ramp on the road to nowhere.The running out of gas mentality of,“Oopsies”How’d that work out for ya?We toil.We boil.We prefer our preferences over that of another.Boy oh boy.My apologies.For saying boy.Golly gee whillickers.How did we get to this place in time?There used to be, used to be, a limit of limitations.A statute, even.A never ending story.Nope.It used to not be ok to do as we pleased.All the time.Everyday.YESTERDAY....

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