Yeah working in restaurants all you can do is just adapt to the situation because eventually something is going to happen like what you’re going through and that’s when you really find out who is good under certain pressure Especially on top of just the regular day-to-day stuff. Not saying we are not allowed to be stressed or annoyed about the situation but there’s nothing you can do but adapt. Make the guest happy and make sure they come back No matter what’s going on. And sometimes you have to bite your tongue and not say what you really want to say to the guest
Charles Dickens and Mark Twain both had to leave school when they were 12, and Jack London had to leave when he was 13.
You don’t understand grammar? Good. You’re on track to become an insightful novelist. Just keep writing (and reading - read as much as you can; that builds up your knowledge; use the public library!), and look for places you can publish your work: zines, local writing contests, etc etc. You’ll find your niche.
Thanks Matt. I love mark Twain. I like simple writing. Ernest Hemingway , Albert Camus , F Scott Fitzgerald. Those are probably my top three. If I were to think off the top of my head. I don’t like when things seem to be too extra or trying to hard. I used to like a lot of beat writers like Kerouac and Charles Bukowski but I can’t really read that stuff anymore because they glorifies alcohol and drug use.Sometimes I read a word in a book and I think nobody uses that word in real life
I respect how Hemingway is able to use language in a direct, clear, simple way. His characters are developed in that way. He does that very well. He has a story called “Cat in the Rain” that I use with my English students to look at character and setting, and how simple, clear language can be used to bring both of those things to life.
Do you have a thread here on TS where you share your writing?
Thanks for that link I will definitely check that story out here in a little bit when I have some more free time. I have a thread where I just post a bunch of random things related to recovery like post that I feel might interrupt another thread, sometimes quotes and what I think about them but no poems Or non-recovery related writing. A lot of my writing is just me sitting outside of somewhere and watching people/ life and writing philosophy type stuff. That’s something I can think about though because I definitely have enough material. I never thought about posting other stuff on here
I would say 16 to 25 was mostly poetry and I have journals and journals and boxes of them. And it really wasn’t forced or Edited too much.. And then the Ten Years After was more just philosophy type writing and simple writing about life …I wouldn’t really call short stories
The “party boys” next door to us that kept me up half the night with their boisterous revelries. Look, I get it that it’s the weekend and all, but some folks still have to get up and go to work early in the morning.
Yeah it’s one of his novels. I think he’s more known for his poetry but to be honest I’ve only read his novels. I also really like his novel post office and it’s pretty funny because he actually worked for the post office for like 10 years or maybe longer. As far as factotum I wouldn’t Necessarily recommend that To anybody early in recovery or that is sensitive.. Like I said there is a lot of authors that I have to not read anymore because I feel like they glorify drug and alcohol use and they’re in denial or they were in denial about their problems. Doesn’t mean I still don’t appreciate the simple writing of factotum. And how straightforward and honest it is
I have read all Bukowskis novels and most of his poem books im a big fan even have one of his tattood on my arm “shes mad but shes magic theres no lie in her fire”
Having so many pictures I’ve been planning to post in a variety of threads, but haven’t had the time to do so, and now that I finally do have the time, I’m not able to post pictures! Anyone else suddenly dealing with this?
@moderators Any ideas? I did decline the desktop upgrade or whatever when it popped up bc I only use my phone, so maybe that has something to do with it
I haven’t had a problem posting pictures. I also only use my phone. Sorry I am not much help! Could post in Feedback and tag Robin to help troubleshoot.
I only have the app. Never used the website. I posted pics 2 nights ago, but now when I press the icon to get into my photo files, it makes the keyboard disappear and draft box (or whatever this is called ) drop down. It’s happened twice before, right after an update. Last time I had to manually update in the Playstore, so I already tried that, but nothing to update. Idk
I’ll try logging in on a browser to see if that works and let you know. If not, I’ll tag Robin later.
Starting projects and not being able to stop because of stubbornness and hyperfocus can FRO!! Also neighbors that want to interview me and ask full-blown questions and Have conversations when They see I’m trying to get some thing done but if I wasn’t doing this they wouldn’t even talk to me…
Getting the roots and debris along the curb got one side done . It doesn’t look like a lot but that first photo took like an hour and a half.. now getting the roots in between the cracks and cleaning up these median areas on both sides. I’m trying to take pride in this lawn And property. I’m also considering ordering some flowers or plants to go along the steps that lead out to the apartments. I will say though even though people keep interrupting me the people that live here actually started doing stuff when I started working so it was like a chain reaction.
Also the heat can FRO! But I just ordered coconut water, Gatorade, And fried chicken Mostly because I’m an adult and I make my own choices
Anyone else suddenly dealing with this?
icon to get into my photo files, it makes the keyboard disappear and draft box (or whatever this is called 
) drop down. It’s happened twice before, right after an update. Last time I had to manually update in the Playstore, so I already tried that, but nothing to update. Idk 
