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My blog is a first-person look into my life experiences. It includes introspective views of relationships, arguments, heartbreak, and death. Some are funny. Others relive memories. Posts are also uploaded to Facebook.
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“You’ve got opinions, man, we’re all entitled to them, but I never asked”
I sit in an arm chair in the exquisite, yet understated, formal living room of an inn. My attention is focused on the stemless glass of...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Mar 12, 20234 min read
"Tell me something good that I don't know'; Cause this world's been kicking my behind"
He steps into our house. Like his skin tone, his uniform is dark, sharp, and perfectly creased on particular folds. A rectangular object...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Feb 20, 20233 min read
"Like a floating ball that's bound to break; Snap my psyche like a twig"
“Just a second. This dude looks like someone I know. I want to get a picture of him. He needs to know he has a doppleganger out there,” I...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Feb 19, 20232 min read
“You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain; And now I cry in the middle of the night"
Imagine standing in the privacy of your own home. Alone and naked. Maybe you’re in the bedroom putting clothes away or looking in your...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Feb 12, 20233 min read
“And now you've given me, given me; Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams”
We walk through the lanes of Home Depot, still unable to comprehend the shit show that has engulfed our life. Following the officer’s...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Feb 11, 20232 min read
“You wanted more. More than I could bear. More than I could offer. For a love that isn’t there.”
Violated is not the word. Crippling? Raw? Worthless? Exposed? Condemned? Maybe. I crouch in front of a pile clothes – underwear, socks,...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Feb 5, 20233 min read
"You could be my someone, you could be my scene."
My fingertips graze the green felt. I bend over, contorting myself into a yoga pose of sorts to be at eye level with the cue ball. A pool...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Nov 13, 20223 min read
“Well, I know what's right; I got just one life"
She had a stressful day, complete with an ill-equipped goodbye and struggles to remain professional while facing certain grief. She...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Oct 16, 20222 min read
Part three: “I'm here without you, baby; But you're still on my lonely mind"
I vigorously rub the eyelid of my now red right eyeball. Peeling back the lids, I search for the debris and find nothing. The cycle...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Oct 8, 20222 min read
"Everybody stares as she goes by'; Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes"
The island winds thump across the barren land. Beautiful blue skies and greenery below trick the eye. We stand outside of our coach tour...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Sep 17, 20223 min read
Part two: “Bittersweet memories, that is all I'm taking with me"
“I love you, my sweet baby boy. Mama loves you.” I kiss him. He licks me back on the lips and stares at me as if to say, “Duh, Mama.” I...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Sep 11, 20224 min read
“The moon is full, my arms are empty; All night long, I've pleaded and cried”
The tears come hard and fast. I gasp for breath. My insides ache like cramps and I twist into a fetal position. Two small dark beings...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Sep 10, 20223 min read
"Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile; the precious moments are all lost in the tide"
I sit in front of my laptop screen staring at a black and white grainy picture of him. Wire-framed glasses, pudgy cheeks, slicked back...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Sep 3, 20223 min read
"I could not believe my eyes; When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend"
It’s a double-edged sword sharpened with hypothetical circumstance and actuality. I stand before it, armed with hope – a dangerous...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jun 22, 20223 min read
"Life is a lemon and I want my money back" - part three, the conclusion
The night had been busy and combined with a self-inflicted pressure, tiresome. Despite an ill-placed hope for blissful ignorance, the...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jun 12, 20223 min read
"Life is a lemon and I want my money back" - part two
I hear the words but am nonchalant as the man on the other end of the line is speaking with a faux apology. “So sorry this happened to...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jun 3, 20223 min read
"Life is a lemon and I want my money back"
I wait with the clichéd baited breath. I count days, estimate hours, and justify seconds. The anticipation builds like the end of a...
Brandice J. O'Brien
May 22, 20222 min read
Decide to be kind
I sit upright and realize I’m confined in a newly cramped space, feeling the pressure of my immediate surroundings. I sense the...
Brandice J. O'Brien
May 6, 20223 min read
“You may be wrong for all I know; But you may be right”
The notification system alerts me to the random “love” reaction. The post is insignificant, nothing more than a cool concept of turning...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Apr 24, 20222 min read
"And we're always slipping through the cracks; Then the movie's over, fade to black"
I stare at the screen, a blank Word document. I have writer’s block and can’t describe the thousands of emotions racing through me nor...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Feb 6, 20223 min read
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