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Turning 21 for 22 – Isabel Rae McKenzie, Writer

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 4, 2019August 5, 2019

I know I’ve always been able to form very honest and sincere looking words. Actually writing them for the first time and putting myself on the page and seeing myself?

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Making Boxes Into Rocket Ships – Beverly Baigent, Photographer

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

“You talk yourself out of creation. As a kid you have the ability to create, you can make a box into a frickin’ rocket ship, but you grow out of that. I wish that I had given myself the opportunity to figure that out.”

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  • Essay

Thursday Tales & My Rule of Thumb for Dating & Relationships

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

For every rule don’t we know an exception?

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  • Essay

Getting Back in the Habit – The Ongoing Depressive Hurdle

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 18, 2019June 26, 2019

This isn’t another post about discipline, or work ethic. I said yesterday that I know what I have to do. This is a post about a depression.

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Impact in the Gray – Emma Buntrock-Muller, Photographer

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on May 15, 2019June 20, 2019

“-when I came back I thought, ‘I guess I’m gonna give this another shot.’ It took a lot of work. A lot of work. It was making the decision that instead of ignoring the fact that I have a certain brain chemistry I decided to do what I could to get better.”

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  • On Writing

Personal Updates – Spring in Review

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on May 11, 2019June 20, 2019

-it adds up and you’ve gone out on a journey somewhere new, somewhere wonderful.

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  • On Writing

Stone by Stone – Thursday Tales

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 4, 2019May 31, 2019

In 1879, a postman Ferdinand Cheval was struck by the qualities of a random stone he tripped on while on his mail route.

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  • On Writing

One Finger Points, Three Point Back – Compassion Can Yield Comedy

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

While most of my improv class is hilarious, there’s one person there who isn’t, but she may be the most important.

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  • Movies

Captain Marvel Review – The Evolution of Villainy and Heroics

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 11, 2019March 12, 2019

The movie is saying not only is a female hero here, it’s saying that they’ve been here all along.

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  • Essay

The Sexiest Thing You Can Wear

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019

You are the hero of your story. Dress for the part. Play it too.

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