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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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“And if my day keeps going this way, I just might break something tonight”
He stands atop my toilet, tools in hand, and scoffs at me as I lay the six dollars on the vanity between his materials. I mumble...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Dec 4, 20214 min read
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"I have loved you for a thousand years; I'll love you for a thousand more"
In the days following September 11, 2001, I had been invited to a memorial on the town green. A warm and humid evening, the sun began to...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Nov 20, 20214 min read
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"Didn't we almost have it all; When love was all we had worth giving?"
Lying in bed, I listen to the soft and soothing sound from below. A gurgle of sorts before the whoosh of release. In a span of roughly...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Nov 13, 20213 min read
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“There is freedom within; There is freedom without; Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup”
Her angelic voice is welcoming and encouraging. Her demeanor is unique, unafraid, and a breath of fresh air to anyone lucky enough to get...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Oct 30, 20213 min read
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"Now that you're doin' alright, You're pretty much outta sight"
The text came through. “I need space from you, Brandy.” Argument aside, the words struck me like a slap to the face. Rubbing my palm...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Oct 25, 20214 min read
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“So lay all your troubles down, 'Cause I am with you now, Lay them down on me”
He held their hands as he spoke his truth. The time had come. He was ready to surrender and accept his terminal diagnosis. The cancer had...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Oct 23, 20214 min read
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"Oh, here you are, There's nothing left to say, You're not supposed to be that way"
The waves crash against the pristine white sand. Shades of turquoise, royal blue, cobalt, and navy combine together yet remain separate...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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"Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain; Telling me just what a fool I've been"
I answer the phone with a dreary voice that sounds foreign even to me. He introduces himself and gives me his history. Then, he asks what...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Sep 6, 20212 min read
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“Nothing lasts forever; Not even the mountains"
The truth sucker punches me. I desperately gasp for breath. The feelings are familiar and reminiscent of hearing one of my favorite...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Aug 23, 20213 min read
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“And even when your hope is gone, Move along, move along just to make it through”
He sits on my lap and my heart embraces both absolute love and anguish. I stroke his back, feeling each vertebra to his hip bones. He...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jul 31, 20214 min read
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"If you could only see the way she loves me, Then maybe you would understand"
Standing in the center of this understated yet magnificent room hardly touched by time, I forget what brought me here. Instead, I imagine...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jul 16, 20214 min read
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“Everything you say to me, Takes me one step closer to the edge"
I listen to her soothing and melodic voice. It’s like a lullaby. I begin to drift off as speaks in a foreign tongue of numbers and...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jul 11, 20212 min read
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"So raise your glass if you are wrong; In all the right ways, all my underdogs"
“Wait, what?” I stare into the camera of the laptop and see an image of myself in an emerald green sweater and flat hair looking back at...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Feb 11, 20214 min read
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“When the wheels touch ground; And you feel like it's all over; There's another round for you”
I sit on our bed, the scent of a cozy “Warm Lux Cashmere” candle floats in the air. “Grey’s Anatomy” plays on the flat screen TV in front...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Feb 6, 20212 min read
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"Here I am, just drowning in the rain; With a ticket for a runaway train"
As we crossed over a small hill on our favorite hike, he said, “I’m taking you out to dinner for our anniversary.” Pure elation spread...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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“Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away; I'm living my life do-or-die, uh, what can I say?”
We begin our morning hike at local park, dressed for the cold and windy temperatures. Kenzie, a black Pitbull and Dachshund mix donning a...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jan 17, 20212 min read
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"You're in the arms of an angel, may you find some comfort here"
One summer, on a dark and stormy evening, we -- two thirty-somethings -- walk into a chic sushi joint in the heart of Chicago. Dressed to...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jan 10, 20212 min read
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“Back off, I'll take you on; Headstrong to take on anyone”
When our lips touch for the first time, colorful light beams bounce around the room, hip-hop beats boom from the speakers and electrify...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Jan 7, 20213 min read
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"This shattered dream you cannot justify; We're gonna scream until we're satisfied"
As the hustle and bustle of checkout lines erupts in our neighborhood grocery store, we stand in a slow-moving line. One cart ahead of us...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Dec 19, 20202 min read
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"And you should always know, Wherever you may go, no matter where you are, I never will be far away"
Standing in a foreign yet familiar place, I am reminded of a family friend’s vast backyard surrounded by greenery. Standing on the...
Brandice J. O'Brien
Oct 28, 20203 min read
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