January 2013
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December 2012
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November 2012
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My Thanks.>>
Thanksgiving: my second favorite holiday after Christmas. For me, it’s the opening to the Holiday Season… A time to slow down from the demands of our busy schedules, to be reminded of our innumerable blessings, including the privilege we share, of living in The United States. It’s a day we dedicate to being surrounded by the people we love, because it’s family that matters...
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Warmer Blues.>>
…And on the nights your heart feels cold, breathe deeply, and search for the stars… For darkness always sharpens pain, that otherwise melts under the light of twinkling dust. And should you feel the urge to sigh, harbor that tiny wind instead. Blow a kiss with it, and draw nearer the smiles of the world, to warm that heart again…
-m e l i s s i m a.
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President Barack Obama's Victory Speech.>>
No matter what your political beliefs may be… No matter who you gave your vote to… THIS is a speech worth listening to. His articulation, his mastery of pathos, his impeccable handle on the rhetoric he delivers… I think President Barack Obama is an incredible public speaker.
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October 2012
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September 2012
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“Hey Franco… I figured you’d see this eventually……..Just...”
August 2012
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Words I... Hate.
Romantic
Hubby
Auntie
Sissy
Bosom
Dainty
Panties
Marquis
Clutch
To be continued….
July 2012
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...Said Steve.>>
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”
Such are the words of Steve Prefontaine.
I’ve been absent from the walls of m e l i s s i m a. lately; from the haven of my writer’s cocoon, and the body of my author self. But to let decay, again, the project I gave Life to so freely, so unselfishly, so honestly, would be an unwelcome fact upon my fragile...
April 2012
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Nostalgia is Nasty.>>
Nostalgia is Nasty.
It
Pinches me Perilously.
Makes me Melancholic.
Grips me with Guilt.
Forces my Facades.
Rings me with Remembrance.
Queries me with Questions.
Drenches me in Doubt.
Wastes me in Wonder.
Fakes my Fancies.
Drowns me Dubious…
-m e l i s s i m a.
March 2012
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Beautiful People, Past & Present.>>
February 2012
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Coffee.>>
I wish I had someone to make coffee for in the morning.
Now, I already know what you’re thinking; this is another double-meaning manifesto about Love. But allow me to clarify right here, right now, and before you read any further… that it isn’t.
The fact that I wish I had someone to make coffee for in the morning, has no fancied meaning. If I wanted to have dessert with...
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TwentyForSeven.>>
There isn’t much to be said, other than Listen… and Fall In Love.
Rajiv Dhall: Vocals and Guitar Matt Pastor: Bass and Vocals Blake Hayes: Guitar Tony Bastianelli: Synth and Programming Corey DeLuca: Drums
Say -John Mayer Cover | TwentyForSeven
What I Know -Parachute Cover | TwentyForSeven
Connect with T W E N T Y F O R S E V E N :
| Facebook | Twitter | YouTube...
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The Girl Next Door.>>
We want to write our own love stories… be the directors of the fairy tale lives we’ve always dreamed of starring in.
As the years go by, we fantasize… we imagine… and then we dream some more… We dream of being the perfect pair: The Girl Next Door & James Franco - Style. We dream… Until one day…
…we wake up. And we realize we’re doing it all wrong.
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'Love Story' - Valentine's Day 2011.>>
Valentine’s Day 2011 | (Originally Posted Feb 13th, 2011 9:39pm)
Love doesn’t always work. But as humans…
…we have the power to fix it so that it does. And we should.
Because love is a beautiful thing. -m e l i s s i m a.
{Sweater by Sleeping On Snow, Sox by Betsey Johnson}
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Here’s to three days beyond your celebration, and just hours into mine…
Here’s to juggling three time zones and still, gracefully maintaining my sanity…
Here’s to late night trips to Colorado and back…
Here’s to military quizzes, and smart aleck answers…
Here’s to tall boys, red-meat grilling, and Oreos…
Here’s to...
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January 2012
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Introducing 'WritefullySo. | by melissa ashley'.>>
Introducing W R I T E F U L L Y S O.» by melissa ashley.
While m e l i s s i m a. | by melissa ashley continues to serve as my home base for “everything melissima”, consider W R I T E F U L L Y S O.» as its sidekick extension.
My virtual journal will serve as our channel - the one that links writer with reader.
May the scraps, the little scribbles, and the crumbs of my...
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WritefullySo.>> by melissa ashley →
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Snow Stolen: Sarah Burke.>>
Sometimes silence is louder than any cry of words… But I will say one thing:
‘this is what Love looks like.’
May Heaven kiss you as you enter its Kingdom, Sarah Burke. And may your soul forever rest in peace…
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TheWorldWeLiveIn.>>
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Featherstone.>>
Once in a while, something special floats my way.
It’s Sunday, and this little bundle of textures, sounds, and little people, is the lightest touch of perfect that’s graced my mornings, in some time.
Thanks, mama. I miss you.
December 2011
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Brown.>>
