It was dusk. The sky was an orangey glow and the air was still warm. I stood and looked towards the horizon. The sun did not move. It would be dusk forever. I was now looking at myself from behind standing atop the cobblestone walkway that overlooked the town. Everything I was, and had become, [...]
I Told Me
Tell me how to move on from this heartbreak…tell me how to make this pain go away. Tell me how I stop loving you…tell me how to get out of this mood. My head is spinning and it won’t slow down. My eyes can’t focus and this frown will not turn upside down! This is [...]
These Bleeding Eyes
When I look at you, I can barely see…the person I once knew, the one in which I truly believed. You took my heart one day; you grabbed my hand…we walked together to a far away land. You were always there, you always knew…it’s like you were my heart, you made all my dreams come [...]
Let It Go
Personally, I find it inappropriate to tell a person when and how to let go. It is reflexive for a person to say, “just let it go” when they feel a friend has carried the weight of a lost relationship far too long. Though this is sound advice and usually said with good intention however, [...]
Free Writing Contest!
Can you write?
Do you listen to music?
Do you like free?
If you answered yes to either or all of the above, then this contest is for you. I have just added a Contest tab to my menu. It is a contest to begin a collaborative effort in completing the story of one man who I observed [...]
The Quarter-Life Crisis
A What is a Quarter-life Crisis?
Unlike your parents’ Mid-Life Crisis, Mom wanting a nose ring or your dad buying that penial implant of a car or chopper, the Quarter Life Crisis is plain and simple. It is when a young adult struggles with the person they are and the person they are about to become. [...]
Nightfall
It all sank in, this one day I looked at you. I realized this was a joke, your feelings were never true. You made me feel special, I felt vibrant and alive…then you locked me away and watched me die. I sat down all alone and I cried. I waited for you to realize the [...]
Not Just Another Day
To reach that point in your life that at one point was seemingly unreachable takes courage and strength. To see your past that was once your present that helped shape your future was the drive you had inside, always, devotion taken to another level. To sit back and realize what you’ve done, if nothing on [...]
Me
I sat on my bed for a few moments and realized that I didn’t have any recent photos of myself. So I quickly set my chair up on my bed and timed my camera to take a snap shot. The flash went off and I grabbed the camera to check out the picture. The picture [...]
Hello
Hello all,
I’m Justine and the latest addition to team tomshaggy.com. I’m a senior at Pace University in downtown Manhattan, with a major in English (focus on literature & writing) and minor in Woman & Gender Studies. I edit for psychologytoday.com & wandabehrenshorrell.com.
My personal posts can be found at junglejustine.tumblr.com and I am currently in the [...]
