At The Buena Vista
Small Heat Challenge
irish coffee steam
cheek to cheek, our coats smolder
winter sweats a bit
About the Creator
Tina D. Lopez
A woman who writes to deal with hurt, mistakes--mine and others, and messy emotions. Telling my truth, from the heart, with no sugarcoating.
My book Love Ain’t No Friend of Mine is available on Amazon. https://a.co/d/6JYBmLH
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December 8, 1980
When I was six or seven, my stepdad came into my life, and I remember thinking he knew everything. He could befriend anybody, anywhere. In grocery stores, he chatted with strangers over cuts of meat; at gas stations, he bonded with people pumping fuel over how the smell of gasoline was disgusting and yet enjoyable. In restaurants, he took an interest in waiters’ lives—like Steve, whose father was dying of cancer. When Steve’s dad died, my new dad attended the funeral.
By Tina D. LopezExclusive • about a month ago
The Mercy of Walking Away
Too often, we love so intensely that we forget we also deserve to be treated well. Repeated concessions are not born from a lack of principles, but rather from the belief that if we just endure a little longer, or give a little more, the relationship will finally improve.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing5 days ago in Poets
At My Wits’ End
Life is about taking out the trash and calling it trash because you have every reason to. It wasn't meant to be linear, they say. But the times you tried to make it straight led to problems, and you didn’t have the tools to put any of it to use. You don't put your right shoes on the right feet; you put the left shoes on the left feet. The grey hardened slab will trip you up anyway.
By Caitlin Charlton7 days ago in Humans
Comments (9)
I love it Tina 💜
Congratulations!
Beautiful work, Tina; this feels so cozy! Congratulations on your win❣😊
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
congrats, a favorite on a cold day!
Absolutely lovely. Another haiku that just breathes...stellar work, and congratulations on the placement! :)
oh, this is delicious, Should have placed higher in my opinion.
sounds like the best kind of winter heat.
I love the idea of sweating winter. Let's make it harder for winter to freeze us :D