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Author Archives: jejunejesuit
The world truly belongs to God, for his fingerprints are all over it
So over the last few days, I’ve just been writing out all the ideas I’ve had in my head. I figure it’s good practice! You probably noticed I have a bunch of recurring metaphors: inner fire, scale and patterns, big … Continue reading
The Perma-Stoke
As the years have come and gone, imparting me with new knowledge and experiences, my life’s goal has become increasingly clear: to achieve the elusive perma-stoke. It’s self explanatory. To be perma-stoked is to be stoked as hell, permanently. Take … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, chimney, coals, fire, perma, perma-stoke, stoke, zen
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Cross-eyed
My favorite point of the view is the too-close, the cross-eyed, where the frame of your own body alters the thing you’re looking at; the uncommon times when you can see yourself in relation to something else. Under the covers, … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, body, covers, cross eyed, details, grass, heavy philosophical shit, perspective, rainy day, sleep
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A Secret
In the bathroom of the house I grew up in, there was a peculiar light fixture. Four or five lightbulbs were mounted on a brass backboard, above the sink and mirror where I saw my reflection each morning. Long glass … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, count of monte cristo, details, fantasy, nbd, secret, swordplay
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Highlining and Willpower
I went highlining yesterday, at Garrapata State Park, with a group of good friends of mine. Highlining is probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. It’s slacklining, but really high. It involves stretching a piece of webbing between two … Continue reading
Uncorking
It feels like I have way too much pent-up energy these days. Emotions are bottled away, and I’ve gotta uncork them. This blog in particular exists in a weird place in my mind. Everything I’ve written so far has been … Continue reading
Long time no see
Hey everybody. I’ve been timid, and for that I apologize. Change is the scariest thing in the world; sometime around the turn of the new year, I felt myself changing, and I got scared. So I stopped writing, talking to … Continue reading
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Tagged don't be a pussy, ennui, forsheezy, greezy, grind, grizzly, it's not worth it, melancholy, motivation
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My Furiously Beating Heart
My furiously beating heart pumps blood like punches as I lie and try to sleep. I can’t succumb to what I’m not; it demands to take hold of this moment like a prisoner. The pressure of each beat is a message … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, heart, insomnia, pressure, veins
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Words of Encouragement
hey everybody I just wanted to say that I love you all. Each of you is beautiful, amazing, funny, awesome, and the world would be much worse if you weren’t around. Don’t do shitty, stupid things to yourself, because you … Continue reading
Note to Self
I took some time out yesterday to make this reminder for myself, and it lives on my computer desk now. If you’ve been thinking about something, forget about any distractions and just do it. It’s really that simple. If it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged distraction, do, it, just, just do it, note to self, productivity, reminder
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Bits and Pieces
When you first meet someone, it’s only a glance. You fall in love with a sidelong gaze, a vague peripheral impression, fleeting eyes on the bus. Your first idea of someone is a disconnected image which floats around in your … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisition, distance, emotions, existentialism, knowledge, love
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Folds
I want to swallow you up like a pelican encase you in the warm folds of my neck and, stretching, yield to all your struggles until you stop moving. This was a poem I … Continue reading
One-Day Fiction: Part 1
My sister is wise beyond her years. She challenged me to write a short story in one day and post it ASAP. The goal of this exercise was to get used to writing and not worrying about the result. Overall … Continue reading
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Tagged author, awkward, college, fiction, kids, romance, short story, writing
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Fiction Challenge
I had a really long talk with my sister tonight, and she has challenged me to write a piece of short fiction and publish it before the first day of classes (this coming Thursday). The time constraint will make this … Continue reading
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First Post
Hey everybody, this is my first post. You’re reading it. Welcome. My name’s Joe, I’m a student at UC Santa Cruz, and I just turned 21. I’m really excited about a lot of things, and I feel like I have … Continue reading
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