The Best of The Worst
This blog features writing from my younger years … from mortifying diary entries and bad poetry to high school newspaper articles and short stories. As a tortured teen, I would have been crushed had my poignant poems and powerful prose not been taken seriously. But the funniest things are often those that are unexpected, and re-reading my efforts as an adult, I find that I was often at my best and most entertaining when I was trying to be anything but that.-
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Category Archives: Diary
Diary – January 16, 1980
You know what? I don’t even hardly hang around with no one that I used to anymore. It’s weird. I really kinda don’t even feel like I ever even did. They are all real concerned with themselves, y’know?
Posted in Diary, Diary Dramatica, Humor, Lesbian, Relationships, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Cringeworthy, Diary, Friends, Good mood, Happy
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Diary – December 29, 1978
I don’t know what the heck I’m supposed to write in a diary. I just say what I did all day in my other ones. I want to write more how I feel though. If I wrote what I did, … Continue reading
Diary – February 3, 1979
We were seeing a film strip in history on Friday. It was totally boring, so I was throwing spit wads at SW. Mr K made me go outside and almost gave me a referal, but he said he unless I … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Car, Crash, Danger, Shake It, Showing Off
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Diary – May 21, 1979
Hi. What’s happnin’ man? Well, me and D are officially going together. We were before but we never did nothing before, but now we french out after school everyday. He’s so nice when I’m alone with him, but sometimes I … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Diary Dramatica, Humor, Kiss, Lesbian, Terribly Earnest
Tagged Cringeworthy, Diary, French Kiss, Sex, Weenie
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Grandma Was Right – Chapter 1
“Why can’t you do what everybody else wants to do?” Barbie yelled at her best friend, Kelly. “Me?” Kelly screamed. “Everyone just does what you want because they’re scared of you!” “Oh yeah? Well I’m never talking to you again!” … Continue reading
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Tagged Argue, Bike, Diary, Fight, Friends, Park
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Diary – January 13, 1979
First of all, I don’t want to go into big detail about anything. ‘A’ had some veins twisted in his balls and had to get ’em operated on. If he didn’t one of ’em woulda shriveled up and died. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Brothers, Cringeworthy, Diary, Future, Parents
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Diary – April 1, 1978
Fair warning to spelling, grammar or punctuation enthusiasts, I’m entering these posts exactly as they’re written in the diary. Try not to let my phonetic spelling, creative grammar and questionable punctuation freak you out too much. The clouds started coming … Continue reading
Posted in Cringeworthy, Diary, Diary Dramatica, Humor, Lesbian
Tagged Cringeworthy, Crush, Diary, Friend Zone, Journal, Junior High
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