A place for readers. A place for writers. A place for thinkers.
Not to blast my own audience, but I’ve come to realize that while people will read books, they don’t “log on” to the internet to read novels. Anything outside of 140 characters takes up too much time. This, I understand, as even I will see the headline of an article and immediately assume that I’ve…
There it is, the place where I spend my final moments inside of macabre daydreams. I drive past the bridge overlaying the most disgusting river every day. All it would require of me to leap and consequently drown is a bad day and a bit of courage. Practically nobody is around in this small town,…
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Everywhere we go, there we are. Yet, somehow, the west has adopted ludicrous phrases such as “I need to find myself” or “you have to love yourself before you can love someone else.” Is not the goal of “spiritual enlightenment,” let’s say, the removal of self? This being the case, is there anything more self-centered…
I went to open the door in full anticipation of it being a nurse with my long-awaited breast pump, but it wasn’t. Instead, at my door were two women with clipboards in their hands. The pretty heavier-set blonde introduced herself. Her name was Janessa, and she informed me that she was my assigned social worker….
In my estimation, the WYSB “story,” in and of itself, indicates how most stories seem to unravel. Maybe we start at a particularly low place in life, whether it be emotionally, physically, or spiritually, and we climb out from that shallow place into a better place. We reach a sort of crescendo, but from there,…
“I’m attracted to your intelligence and your douchebagness,” she said. It made me laugh, but a hint of truth in every joke, isn’t there? I thought to myself, “That’s the perfect name for a potential autobiography – The Intelligent Douchebag.” In many ways, that is exactly what I am; although I don’t know that I’m intelligent, I…
I have been asked to speak at an event this weekend to a group of clients that currently reside in a rehab facility. It just so happens to fall a couple of days after my “sobriety date,” April 20th, 2020, marking my second consecutive year without a drop of alcohol. Nights and weekends, too! As…
A place for readers. A place for writers. A place for thinkers. Yes, indeed, but allow the authors of wysb.me to describe this place to you in detail: Paula S. Robin: WYSB Presents: Paula S. Robin – The Secret of ‘S’ “In a world inundated with choices, ideas, options, opinions, and thoughts, it’s a challenging…
It is currently 1:33 AM. I will likely finish this piece around 3:00 AM. Reason informs me that I should go to bed, collect my thoughts, and complete this piece in the morning. In fact, it very well could be a better piece if I listen to reason, if I subscribe to the simple mathematics…
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The winters in Bratislava are a sight to behold. It might be because of this magical scenery that 420,000 Bratislavans are able to get through 0-degree winters with relative ease by comparison to the rest of Slovakians. Across the country, four hours away from Slovakia’s capital, the inhabitants of Kezmarok have a different perspective. While the scenery can be…
