It's nice to focus on the sweeter and lighter aspects of the season, but the holidays have a darker side as well: They're stressful, they're expensive and they can be incredibly lonely. Over on big Salon tonight, we're running a short story from the collection "Blue Christmas: Holiday Stories for the Rest of Us" that captures that heartbreaking sense of malaise. And we want to read about your painful and poignant holiday experiences.
Be sure to tag your posts "my blue holiday," and blog them by Wednesday, December 21st at 10 AM EST. We'll feature our favorites on a special OS holiday cover and we're hoping to cross-post a few on Salon as well.
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Michael Humphrey
Charles Yoo
Kerry Lauerman
Joan Walsh
Salon.com
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Even ME might participate in this one
But here's a reminder to EVERYONE that the blues might hit, but don't take the easy way out....
http://open.salon.com/blog/michelled/2011/12/13/suicide_is_very_realdont_ignore_the_signs_please
Suicide is last resort, too many people care about ya, and well, there's going to be a mess to clean up!!!
Where's Kerry? Playing the sax?
He makes me blue. He at AA?
It a Open AA meet up too?
December 21. BYO too?
Kerry suggest light beer.
Bring Papst Blue Ribbon?
He sip `gin and sing blues.
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My blue holiday memoirs.
Con C. is Santa's mailman?
Kerry responds to questions?
He say all he wants in few words.
Kerry skipping down 5th avenue.
Kerry carry a 5th of blue-label`gin.
Kerry play hopscotch in blue kilt.
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Kerry recommend Rx # BLUE PILL.
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Add above reads this: Pristiq 50mg:
Most Common Side Effects include
nausea, dizziness, sweats [drooling]
and
occurred most frequently during the
first week of treatment. Heal BLUES?
Gads
Good night
I wish you would keep up the heartwarming call for December as well.
Last year was the 'everything was horrible' open call.
Everything is horrible enough without reading more.
I do a lot of expressing my thoughts, feelings and opinions, as well as defending myself when I feel a professor has crossed the line with me.
The school says the professors have the right to grade/say/tell you want to do. I' m supposed to learn how to accept it and go with the flow. Thats how we get along, and that I must learn to deal with difficult people.
I feel that this is a double standard, and it's unfair. What happened to free speech, where are my rights in this?
I have a meeting in a few days with the dean of students, and I plan to admit I'm guilty, and that I take responsibility for my actions, and I admit what I did was wrong.
I will do this so I can stay in school until I can graduate. I