A Glow in the Pit of My Soul : Writing

7/11/2012 (Words In Your Memory)

7/11/2012 (Words In Your Memory)

A Story by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


My sister’s 29th birthday would have been today. Instead, she’s forever young, stuck at 23. It’s strange to think I’m no..
Cheating Time

Cheating Time

A Poem by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


Time is a cunning thief.She will steal away opportunities - of love - of happiness - of living,only to scar over the gaping woundsand lull you into a ..
Red Twine

Red Twine

A Poem by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


The day’s events have thrown us off kilter- our hips shifted and spines twisted- like a sudden surge of scoliosis, brought on by a runaway t..
Heart of Gold

Heart of Gold

A Poem by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


I was recently told that it was a beautiful, beautiful thing,whenever I cry --because in those raw moments,at my most bare and vulnerable,is when ..
Pearls of Salt

Pearls of Salt

A Poem by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


It’s one of those days wherefinallyI allow myself to sit down and relax--and I end up strained, choking on the tears.I can’t tell if I&rsq..
Hum

Hum

A Poem by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


Feeling really strangelike the electric chargethrumming in the still airright before a mid-summer’s thunderstorm.It’s not looming disaster..
Four Months Ago & Always

Four Months Ago & Always

A Story by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


6 years ago today, I was sitting on aswing-setin the middle of the night, thinking about how my world had been turned inside out over the last few mon..
Never Quite

Never Quite

A Poem by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


I was at my second wake in two weeks,dressed all in black,wearing lipstick and looking sad,(just like any other day)--when a woman came up to mewith g..
Whiskey Sleep & Wolf Dreams

Whiskey Sleep & Wolf Dreams

A Poem by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


Oh my head don’t feel so good darling. And I wonder if I’ll ever stop crying on every drive home when my headlights illuminate t..
Peace by Piece

Peace by Piece

A Poem by A Glow in the Pit of My S..


"Just Be Yourself!" Empty words- spoken brightly with a smile, their heads cocked to the side like the spaniel your Nana used to have that was ..