UNDER THE WILL… OVER THE DRAMA…

Tag: writing

  • What countries do you want to visit?

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    Daily Writing Prompt: What countries do you want to visit? I nearly binned this prompt. Travel lists bore me stiff. “Top 10 Places You Simply Must See Before You Die.” Says who? Half of them look like a heatstroke and a credit card bill waiting to happen. I don’t chase postcard-perfect spots. I chase ghosts.…

  • Episode 78 -The Dementia Deal: Brought to You by Bully & Fanny….

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    You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family… and you sure as hell can’t stop them from flogging your house while you’re halfway to the afterlife. Ah, Bully. The man, the myth, the legend in his own lunchbox. You know the type, thinks charisma is the same thing as intimidation, and loyalty…

  • REAL TALK: The Crazy One…

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    There’s one in every family, isn’t there?The one who makes people roll their eyes at gatherings.The one whose name gets brought up in whispered conversations followed by, “Sure you know what she’s like.” That’s me. I’ve done every so-called “woo woo” thing I could get my hands on.Taught numerology.Ran weekly meditation groups in front rooms…

  • Darcifer’s Dispatch from the Great Beyond…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Darcifer’s Dispatch from the Great Beyond (Canine Edition)… Woof. It’s me, Darcifer. Yep, your old black lab, the one with the ragged ear, the tail like a whip, and a nose for trouble long before it ever arrived. I’ve been keeping one watchful eye (and both twitchy ears) on Faurel Hill since your dad made…

  • Episode 78 – Pedestals, Ghosts, and the Tattler-in-Chief..

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    Pedestals, Ghosts, and the Tattler-in-Chief: An Ode to Fanny McFox… You know, it’s funny the things you don’t see until you’ve lived long enough to grow your own collection of scars. How did I never see through her? The infamous Fanny McFox, tattler, gatekeeper, ghoster supreme. Back when I was a teenager, I was waging…

  • Episode 77 – Do Ya Want the Air Fryer?!

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    Mae Faurel
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    Do Ya Want the Air Fryer?! – The Day The Grief Parade Rolled In.. When people say grief brings out the best and worst in families, I now know what they mean. Mostly the worst. Dad hadn’t even been gone 24 hours when Bully Yates, always quick off the mark, installed a brand new, locked…

  • Mam’s Posthumous Slipper Advisory…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Mam’s Posthumous Slipper Advisory(as transcribed by the resident turf medium of Faurel Hill)…. Well now, isn’t this gas altogether? You’re thinking about new slippers, and you’ve stirred up the whole sorry tale of those slippers. Good. Let’s air it out. Picture it: Christmas, not long before I packed me bags for the Pearly Gates. Up…

  • Episode 76 – Bully Post..

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    Bully Post: The Night the Chimneys Spoke… You know what always blows my mind about people like Bully? It’s not the big dramatic stuff – it’s the relentless, petty, low-grade negligence that piles up like a heap of rotting turf until one night it tries to kill you. Let me paint you a picture. I…

  • Episode 75 – Bully’s War Room…

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    Bully’s War Room: How to Take Over a Life in 5 Easy Steps… You ever watch a horror film where you’re shouting at the telly, ‘Don’t go in there! Don’t trust him! Can’t you see what’s happening?! ‘ Yeah – that was my life. Only it wasn’t a horror film. It was my Dad, me,…

  • Episode 74 – Roasting the Family…

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    Roasting the Family: A Journey in Self-Care… Did you ever stop halfway through writing a blog post about your family and think, ‘Wait… am I actually healing, or have I just developed a talent for passive-aggressive comedy with a spiritual twist?‘ Because that’s where I’m at. I’ve been writing these posts for a while now…