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Month: August 2014

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Notes From the Unemployed

August 29, 2014November 6, 2014 Layla Velasquez

I went for a job interview today. It was a second round interview. The first I had hit out of the park a couple of days ago with the CEO. He said he wanted to hire me, but he wanted … Continue reading Notes From the Unemployed

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Short Poem: Abandoned House

August 26, 2014May 27, 2015 Layla Velasquez

The old abandoned house Sweat beads perspiring on my forehead and running down my back. Walls of dark paneled wood and floors of broken linoleum and bare concrete  Cobwebs with corpses of insects long since devoured sprawling across dingy windowsills. … Continue reading Short Poem: Abandoned House

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Poem: The Ode of Captain Hook

August 25, 2014May 27, 2015 Layla Velasquez

The Ode of Captain Hook The ticking clock inside my headHurries on without consentDespite my efforts to will it hurry, waitWith cold impartial hands, it doles out human life. (Timeless)A mystical entity beyond ourselves Commanding eternal guards Of light and … Continue reading Poem: The Ode of Captain Hook

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You’ve Been Scam’d

August 23, 2014 Layla Velasquez

It started out innocently enough. It was an ad on Craigslist:  “Creative Writer Needed.” Or at least that’s what I think it said. I’ve answered so many job ads, I can’t keep them straight. It was a short ad stating … Continue reading You’ve Been Scam’d

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Subduing the Earth and the Concrete Jungle

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014 Layla Velasquez

I like to think I am a citizen of the concrete jungle. A sophisticate-in-training, who can wear stilettos and navigate through complex social maneuvers more or less with ease. However, I have found myself this summer in a very odd … Continue reading Subduing the Earth and the Concrete Jungle

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On Faith and Hope Deferred

August 12, 2014August 12, 2014 Layla Velasquez

I don’t understand faith. Yes, I know that if you have the faith a mustard seed, you can move a mountain. I understand that faith requires action, and that faith gives you the grace to make things happen…whatever that means. But, … Continue reading On Faith and Hope Deferred

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