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Taylor Brooke

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Escaping the Background Noise

Weekly Contest #354

The silence stretches across the expanse of the house. It can be deafening at times, but the background noise shrinks it back down to size; a rather damaging quality to excel at.It’s a typical three bed, two bath house. There’s pictures on the walls, dishes in the sink and there always seems to be laundry in the wash – all signs of life in a lived in home. But, the few pictures are the only ones I’ve taken in recent years; the dishes in the sink are from the meals I cook on a daily basis, and laundry is always mine to put away.Work and schoo...

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A Humbling Two Weeks

Weekly Contest #345

I’m going undercover... at my own company. This should be interesting.My brothers and I thought it would be beneficial to have one of us work at a lower level at Ledger’s Distillery & Reserve for a while to find ways that we can strengthen our business practice. Considering I’m the youngest and I always lose our childish game of no nose goes, I’ll be going to work today as a new bartender – in one of our tasting room. And yes, we use no nose goes to make executive decisions; we like to keep things fun.I haven’t been here at least a year....

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I Hate You

BrynnOn nights that my roommate, Rylee, has to work, it’s pretty quiet in our apartment. I typically spend time getting caught up on homework, but tonight, I just don’t feel like it. Instead, I curl up in my bed, turn on my heated blanket, and begin binge watching any bad romantic comedy I come across. Basic – I know, but I get caught up in the sappy, but predictable plot. I’m a hopeless romantic, what can I say.By the time I look at my phone again, hours have passed. I’m so tired from the endless amount of time doing absolutely nothing, but...

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