Sheils Writes
Just an 80's girl in a modern world!
Category: Just Write
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“What’s this?” “There’s nothing in this.” he says. “Oh, really?” I say. The box, it’s empty. I could’ve sworn I put all the gifts inside before I tied it up with that big beautiful bow. Oh wait, I did. They aren’t gifts that money can buy. That box is full of memories. Memories of years…
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I had to do some far back thinking for this piece. I wanted to capture just what it felt like to be 20 years old in 1985 on a weeknight. My weeknights now revolve around a cell phone, scrolling through Facebook & Instagram, scrolling again through Facebook & Instagram. This was not what life was…
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A rare day off from work for a dentist appointment for a dentist that is closed on Friday’s (yes, I confirmed, hmmm). Ok, go sit at a coffee shop & write, finally. Get here, dig through my purse that ALWAYS has not one, but three pens! No pen. I’m being sent a message, but what?!…
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Silly, right?? No one cares but I haven’t written in so long because I’m not sure what to write about! I used to love the celebrity “what’s in my purse” feature in, I think, Us magazine…so…for fun, I’ll do a “what’s in my (very cool, ballerina pink) Telfar bag”! As you can see in my…
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A writer observes. I’ve been quietly in the background observing for this past month. I’m watching people. People come and go. People smiling in their vacation photos to somewhere fantastical, amazing. A drink. A meal. A sunset. People complaining about Donald Trump or something else. People in general are complaining about things. A sad observation,…
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Two people Two people sitting together. Two people lost in thoughts. Two people not talking. Two people side by side. Two people who might look unhappy. Two people who have suffered a lot of loss. Two people who have enjoyed a lot of happy times. Two people. Two people. Every day is not great. Every…
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It’s fast out here, so fast. Technology is at the forefront, obviously I don’t live in a cave, but I feel like I do. AI, Chat GPT, social media exploding all around me – well if you want to follow a retro writer, you’ve found her. This is as far as I’m going. A little…
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I’ve never been a huge traveler, only a small handful of times for work, but mostly for pleasure…but the word “awkward” comes to mind when I travel. I envision myself as the savvy, hip lady, but the reality is so far from that it’s laughable. Always very early, my 1st awkwardness, there’s a sweet spot…
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Looking through some old photos for something inspiring to jump out at me to write about. New York City always comes to mind. So much energy, inspiration, so diverse, or quiet in Central Park, street vendors, smells of hot dogs, pretzels, so many shops. I have plans of going back in November of this year…
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Some changes recently have come with some deep reflection on life as I knew it and life as it moves forward. I may not be alone in this reflection. I wanted to write it out while it was fresh in my mind – then I hope to change to a lighter blog post later in…
Sheils Writes 