All posts by Jacqueline
Fargo on a Saturday Evening
Posted by Jacqueline on July 28, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/28/fargo-on-a-saturday-evening/
Rob Port the Pioneer
I first met Rob Port back in 2008 when he and I were simultaneously reporting on issues in our local and state public policy ranging from private property rights and fiscal responsibility to government transparency. He was a blogger and his website called SayAnything was just getting off the ground. At the time, he also did a weekly webcast from what looked to be a spare room in his basement or apartment. The Gadsden flag, hanging in the background with the words “DONT TREAD ON ME” printed in black ink on a yellow field.
Posted by Jacqueline on July 26, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/26/rob-port-the-pioneer/
A post by Bella
Hello dear readers! I am so grateful and deserving of this opportunity to finally address you as I dictate my words to the human. She is quite a good typist, but I am certain that if I had thumbs I would be much faster. I am faster than her at nearly everything – faster at falling asleep, faster at finishing my kibble, and faster at doing our respective morning routines.
Posted by Jacqueline on July 26, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/26/a-post-by-bella/
Self-Portrait of a Husband
Warning… moderately graphic graffiti and text messages ahead.
Posted by Jacqueline on July 20, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/20/husbands-self-portrait/
Letter to my husband
Dear Richard,
You’ve always been a coward. I didn’t see it for so long because I loved you. Though I love you still, the rose-colored glasses have been removed and I see you for what you are.
You are a coward. You were a coward before I met you. And you are a coward still. You told me yourself that you stayed on SSI/Disability long after you had any need of it – that staying on it was your “security blanket.” When I needed you most to speak for me, you stayed silent. When I needed you to notice me and the work I was doing, you ignored me. You belittled me. You marginalized me. And when I was struggling after running out of medication, you not only failed to notice – you left. You abandoned me in my most desperate hour. And you’ve abandoned me every day, every hour, every minute since then.
Posted by Jacqueline on July 20, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/20/letter-to-my-husband/
Happy Anniversary Richard!
I would like to wish my husband a happy anniversary! It was one year ago today he revealed to me the lie that our marriage had been built upon.
Posted by Jacqueline on July 19, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/19/happy-anniversary-richard/
One year from now
A consistent piece of advice I hear from life coaches and gurus is the importance of writing down your goals. I am taking that one step further and sharing my goals with the world. Here are my ten goals for how I want my life to look one year from today.
Posted by Jacqueline on July 19, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/19/one-year-from-now/
Like an elephant graveyard, but with less elephants and more cars
“I’m sure there’s a perfectly boring explanation for the cars being here, but that didn’t stop me from imagining an epic Hollywood-style car chase which culminated in the drivers abandoning their vehicles here and fleeing in boats which they had stashed nearby.“
Posted by Jacqueline on July 14, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/14/like-an-elephant-graveyard-but-with-less-elephants-and-more-cars/
Trying to make sense of things…
Every now and then I take some time to sit alone with my thoughts, trying to make sense of things that are going on in my life or things that have happened.
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Posted by Jacqueline on July 10, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/10/trying-to-make-sense-of-things-2/
Zombies North of Normal
In case you missed it, here is chapter one of my novel “Zombies North of Normal.” Thanks for reading and I welcome reader feedback in the comments!
Chapter One: Outbreak in Aurora
She had been staying at the shelter just a little more than a week when the outbreak took over the city. It was utter chaos. Murder in the streets – if you could call slaughter of the dead “murder.”
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Posted by Jacqueline on July 10, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/07/10/zombies-north-of-normal-6/
Just One Take 