Writing Prompt

The following “diary entries” are real moments in time. I am one of those people who have conversations with people in their minds before having the conversation so my “diary” is me speaking to Vincent.

May 18th,2023 12:27 am

I am waiting patiently. It is your birthday. My anxiety is so fucking bad that I am panicking over looking perfect for you. Should I do my hair now? Or force myself to sl...

Tuesday 20XX 10 ————————————

Adam was acting strange today, we’ve been friends for years now and sometimes I still can’t read him. My girlfriend tells me not to worry about it but I hate to think I upset him somehow. I don’t know, it’s probably nothing. I’ll see if he feels better tomorrow.

-Tom

Wednesday 20XX 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~

I’m not sure I can keep spending so much time with Tom. Seeing him a...

_- Monday -_

_My daughter is living like a French peasant. One only needs to rise from the bed and lean forward to be sat at the desk. The wall to rest your head against is so hollow you can hear the splish-splash of the other tenants__’__ fecal matter as it lands in the toilet bowl. She eats only eggs. _

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**_mon.

_**MUM IS HERE. I am so so happy! I’ve missed her so much, and I cannot WAIT to...

Dear journal,

Day one was just as much of a disaster as orientation apparently the janitors are more mature and controlled than the cops 

I'm just trying to keep a low profile 

But its not working

When your parents are politicians your the one people vent to with ALL their problems

One kid stubbed his toe and asked me to ask my dad to pad the entire ship!

Another boy asked if I could help his peti...

Dear journal,

Oh how I hate camp

My parents sent me to a sleep away camp

They said I would be a good way to experience what kids did long ago

I hated it no tec for 8 weeks not even a diora (voice activated planner)

So when they said camp I dreaded initiation even more

But today it is here they are going to collect my belongings for screening soon I barely had time to write thi…….

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Dear jornal 

I hate space food 

I hate not knowing what direction you are and how to use the bathroom

I hate what they are doing to 18 year olds

I just got my family back 

Were supposed to learn how to do the jobs on the ship

I know for a fact know that only 30% of the instructors have been on this ship before

Apparently I'm in the group training to be ¨space cops¨

At least I didn't get janitor

Si...

Dear journal

1008 people at the funeral 

There should have been 3036

If there where 3036 people there there would be no funeral

And if the world hadn't turned upside down 

I would be home

Now there is no world to turn upside down

Because of Chiron

The comet named for a protector and teacher in greek mythology

Now it is dust in a crater that destroyed North America and covered the world in smoke an...

21. November

Hoe can he just be so unbothered about everything. Mishu my cat. I can see the way he just exists. Nothing is stressing him out. He's not trying to get anywhere. He's just enjoying the mystical ride that life offers. He doesn't think about what he'll do in two hours. He only thinks about what he wants to do in the present. Completely grounded. Completely aware of its surroundings. It'...

Dear journal,

The adults are taking shifts watching us sleep 

Think well steal rations or sneak to the garden

It's their fault for depriving us of food

1 meal a day 

They sneak food out as well

At least we’re safe 

5 days until my birthday 

6 days 

I would have been on the bus to the bomb shelter with some of the other legal adults

But I’m 17 and safe

17 and already past the Kyper belt

17 and shar...

Dear World,

How I know this is to the world? Well I am right now being classified as the other women by multiple women. Sarah, Lucy, Daniella, Amelia. There’s even more that I can’t name because my husband is a horrible man and doesn’t know when to stop.

Dear World,

Again I know this is to the world because, yet again, my husband cheated. Shocking. I think he has a problem that I can’t solve,...