Step Up to That Line. Stop at the Edge.

OK Ivywalker! Here goes nothin’! My first Six Sentence!

 

“Don’t be fearful young lady. There’s millions of other folks who have stood where you are now standing and have lived to tell of it!”

“But what if I fail? What will happen then? Life surely won’t be the same….”

“Now, now, pull yourself together, step up and read me that first letter.”

27 thoughts on “Step Up to That Line. Stop at the Edge.

  1. valj2750 July 16, 2015 / 8:23 am

    The eye test at Motor Vehicles??????

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    • GirlieOnTheEdge July 16, 2015 / 8:01 pm

      There and at the eye dr’s! Luckily I passed at DMV. Will be getting my eyes checked on the 28th for the first time in about 13 years 🙂 I dread the outcome.

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  2. ivywalker July 16, 2015 / 9:33 am

    Nicely done! Don’t you find you wanna keep going? Cuz I wanna know more about this. I always wonder if others regret stopping at six? Thanks for joining the party Denise!

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    • GirlieOnTheEdge July 16, 2015 / 8:04 pm

      Thank you, L! Yeah, I do. I was so tired last night and this morning I was running late. But! I so wanted to join in the fun:)
      It’s more difficult than I initially thought lol
      I don’t avoid all parties *wink, wink*

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      • lrconsiderer July 16, 2015 / 9:18 pm

        lol. I haven’t done anything less than blatant for a while now 😉

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            • GirlieOnTheEdge July 17, 2015 / 5:16 am

              That’s a good thing. I enjoyed going to the Bards the times I did. I will make an effort to visit more frequently.
              Everything is in the subtext. It’s always…all….right there.
              *hugs*

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            • lrconsiderer July 17, 2015 / 5:32 pm

              Yeahhhh. My subtext collapsed and died today. Life goes on, right?

              *hugs*

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            • GirlieOnTheEdge July 17, 2015 / 7:13 pm

              It does but be sure to remind yourself – it should go on, on your terms.

              (One of our people’s “lesser” characteristcs is the ability to far too easily acquiescence. Often from not wanting a confrontation. No doubt there is proper time and place but sometimes…we acquiesce out of (fill in the blank) and we just plain old need to stop.

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            • lrconsiderer July 17, 2015 / 7:22 pm

              No. This was different – this was a sustained and willful effort to bury my head in the sand about certain truths which I KNEW but didn’t want to accept. So amidst the non-acceptance, I tangled my heart, and then (of COURSE) I ran smack into that wall of reality and…well…it hurts.

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            • GirlieOnTheEdge July 18, 2015 / 6:36 am

              I’m sorry 😦
              Doesn’t it suck to know, then try to ignore and put off the inevitable? We who can “sustain” so much. As much as we’d like to think we can ignore the truth, sometimes it’s too big. Which doesn’t necessarily help in the dealing with it.
              *hugs of empathy and understanding*

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            • lrconsiderer July 18, 2015 / 4:01 pm

              Subtext re-framed in light of reality, and (astonishingly) back on 🙂 HUGE relief, as was feeling broken about it 🙂 🙂 🙂

              Soooo now to deal with new reality. Treat it lightly, methinks, and just enjoy what there is to enjoy 😀

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  3. Sandy Ramsey July 16, 2015 / 8:13 pm

    This could go so many places. I would love to know the inspiration behind this….

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    • GirlieOnTheEdge July 16, 2015 / 9:22 pm

      I agree..not quite sure exactly what it was Sandy. All I knew is I was running late for work and had to get out the door and I didn’t want to not write something lol

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  4. oldegg July 17, 2015 / 2:38 am

    Wait until they really test you by getting you to start on the third or fourth row of letters rather than let you acclimatize to the board! What is so annoying is that you can’t even memorize the board for next time!

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    • GirlieOnTheEdge July 17, 2015 / 5:17 am

      I know! That’s the first thing that comes to mind to do – memorize! lol

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  5. plaguedparents July 17, 2015 / 4:45 pm

    Wonderful first six sentence story!

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    • GirlieOnTheEdge July 18, 2015 / 6:37 am

      Thank you 🙂
      I’m thinking I’d like to participate more. It’s a great exercise to improve one’s writing skills.

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  6. dyannedillon July 20, 2015 / 11:36 am

    Bifocals? Not the dreaded bifocals!

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    • GirlieOnTheEdge July 20, 2015 / 10:17 pm

      Heck no! So far I’ve only needed glasses for distance. I’d better not need bifocals!

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  7. Spira December 1, 2022 / 9:27 am

    *plants the flag, marking the monumental occasion *
    And this ladies and gents, is GirlieOnTheEdge’s first Six Sentence Story.

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