ImperfectlyPerfect
Bio
My favorite well known saying: An amateur does it until they get it right, while a professional does it until they can't get it wrong. Don't work to get it right, work to not get it wrong!"
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Goodbye Little Girl
I stare at my footprints embedded deep within the snow, and I replay monumental moments in my life. I remember waking up to the smell of fresh baked bread, and I would know grandma was there to visit,but she stopped when grandpa got sick. The house never smelled the same again. I can remember chasing my baby brother on mama's freshly waxed floors, slipping and sliding with the grace of Elvis. But then he grew up, started his own family, and moved away. Little Sue from around the corner would come and play on the swings in my front yard with me. We would laugh at all the yucky boys, but eventually she stopped finding them so yucky, and visited their house instead. My daddy decided he liked the family a few towns over more than us, so he left, before I got my high school degree. Mama would tirelessly clean every nook and cranny to keep her mind preoccupied, until osteoporosis made her bones too weak. Now, she just sits in her cottage alone. As for me, when I got that acceptance letter, I too left. But....... the house never left me. As I stare into the house, I see the little girl I once was, sadly waving goodbye to me. I scribble my name in the snow, hoping to leave behind another piece of me. This house may be sold, but it will always be home for me. I wonder who will replace my footprints in the snow.
By ImperfectlyPerfect2 years ago in Fiction
Fighting My Own Demons
As the words resolutions and goals dance across my social media page, I can feel the pressure increase in my chest with every post I scroll by. Something akin to a herd of elephants tap dancing on my spinal cord renders me temporarily paralyzed both mentally and physically. "What is it that I really hope to accomplish in the year 2024 as a creator"?, I ask myself. Every year I aspire to write more, challenge my creativity more, and somehow end up with a finished product before the year ends. Unfortunately, every year prior to joining vocal, I would start strong and somewhere along the lines I would begin to fall off with consistency. Vocal provided me with something I couldn't seem to set for myself, DEADLINES. When I'm made aware that I don't have an infinite time to get something accomplished, I have more discipline to buckle down and execute the task. Plus, when you know you've paid for a subscription, you get a little extra push to actually utilize it. My first aspiration for 2024 as a vocal creator, is experimentation.
By ImperfectlyPerfect2 years ago in Motivation
A critique of Psycho Joe (You)
I get it, Joe is intentionally handsome to disarm us all. Unfortunately, his looks have stifled his potential to have a stronger character arch. I would be far more impressed by his ability to swindle if he had to depend solely on substance versus surface. He is not that cunning.
By ImperfectlyPerfect2 years ago in Critique
