Bullying
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Flash Fiction February Day 12 The Customer Is Always (going to think they’re) Right Gerald looked out, saw the customer reading the sign in the window of his shop and sighed. Carol, the other person on shift heard him and glanced up seeing the man open the door and enter. “Oh.”, she said softly and…
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A Brand New Witch Sheila looked at the book her friend Gilli had given her. It had a typically witchy looking cover illustration and was called “Simple Protective Spells”. She felt more than a little stupid and self-conscious just having it in her hand. She opened the paper bag on the kitchen counter. It smelled…
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I have spent the past few days dealing with an especially difficult individual. And by difficult, I mean stupid and spectacularly irritating. Today, things came to a head and most of the day was spent dealing with the fruits of their stupidity. Situations like that always leave me tense and “cranky”. What better way to…
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Again today, I allowed my mind to wander off and write this without too much direction from me. Sometimes it surprises me with what it comes up with. Enjoy! Something To Think About As I sit down to write this verse, My mind goes wand`ring free, Then it returns, comes back at last, It seems…
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I am not gay or transgender, but I have very dear friends in both of those communities. When I see them being dismissed, or outright attacked, it makes me very cross. So yeah… I guess I’m “Woke”. Enjoy! Woke I’m told I am a “woke half-wit”, For showing some respect, And kindness where it’s needed…
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This is for every LGBTQ+ friend, family member, acquaintance or total stranger out there. I see you. I support you. You deserve to live your life and love who you choose as who you are. Stay strong. You deserve happiness and don’t let anyone tell you different! Free to Love, Free to Live Not free…
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At some point all of us have been on the receiving end of someone’s uniformed judgement of us. For that matter, we’ve probably all done it at some point. Making snap judgements of what’s dangerous is a survival skill. But not one we really need any more. Let’s all try to read the book… not…
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Clerks Are People Too I want you all to understand, Next time you’re in a store. That just because we don’t yell back, You don’t need to yell more. You are displeased this much I get, Care less with every shout. The more you rage the less I hear, Just what you’re on about. Don’t…
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The Immigrants Lament Don’t stop, don’t stay, just move along, There’s no place for you here. Though we all came from somewhere else, You’re different so we fear. Your ways are not like how we live, We will not change for you. Though we changed those were here before, When we got here it’s true.…
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Celebrate! Ignore The Hate! No flowers, cake or dress for you, ‘Cause this book says you’re bad. Some think that that’s how things should be, And that is very sad. They blame a God, a book, a faith, For their hard-hearted state, They talk a lot about Gods love, But then they act from hate,…
Brain Bits To Go 