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Tag Archives: Running Away

One Foot Out the Door

I’ve got 14 things in my shopping cart
That I don’t intend to buy
And my eye on a ticket to anywhere
A homebody with the urge to fly

Posted byAly Writes17th Jan 202317th Jan 2023Posted inPoetryTags:Canadian Literature, Creative Writing, Poem, Poetry, Relatable, Running Away, Self-CareLeave a comment on One Foot Out the Door

Give Me a Hammock in the Woods

Give me a hammock in the woods
A book or two
And let me pretend the world has stopped for now

Posted byAly Writes23rd Aug 202223rd Aug 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Anxiety, Books, Camping, Favourite Things, Poem, Poetry, Relatable, Running Away, Self-CareLeave a comment on Give Me a Hammock in the Woods

Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)

At first glance, I was sure that it was a clear-cut case of some stupid rich kid, feeling invincible, overconfident, running away to a wilderness where he had no business being.
I was wrong.

Posted byAly Writes22nd Feb 202222nd Feb 2022Posted inBook ReviewsTags:Book Review, Books, Chris McCandless, Hiking, Human Condition, Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer, Running Away, Travel, True StoryLeave a comment on Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)

The Molted Skin of Childhood

Old bridge across the Saugeen River at Krug Memorial Park in Chesley

He had gone away years before. Away, as in not there, not where Miranda was, not around when she needed him—or someone, anyone—to be in her corner.

Posted byAly Writes19th Mar 202119th Mar 2021Posted inFlash Fiction, ProseTags:Dysfunctional, Family, Flash, Human Condition, Prose, Running AwayLeave a comment on The Molted Skin of Childhood
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