2019 in Review for Penny Layne Writes

She eats her breakfast in silence, staring out on the ice-covered streets. Those streets were the reason for her current loneliness. The ice had coupled with the drunk idiot that took her family from her the night before. Fresh tears stream down her face. #vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) January 1, 2019

She stared down at the motionless body under her hands. “I promise your death won’t be in vain,” she muttered softly to him as she got ready to crack the rib cage open.
People were horrified at her job, but it was all for science. They would learn from the dead. #vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) January 3, 2019

“Why would you live in a swamp?” The girl wrinkled her nose in disgust.
“I’m the swamp-fairy.”
She turned to show off her moss-tinged wings.
The little girl moved closer, hands extended to feel the wings, unaware of the other fairies closing in with malicious smiles. #SatSplat

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) January 5, 2019

"How can you be so nonchalant? First she wanted to be a doctor, then a musician, now a chef!"

"And?"

"She's just drifting. She won't pick anything. How does this not worry you?"

"Honey,… she's 10. I think she has time to choose."#vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) January 10, 2019

I thought I was leaning on a pillar,
I thought your strength was enough,
But when the pillar moves, what do you do?
I learned to be my own pillar,
To find strength in my own limbs.
I learned to be my own person.
It doesn't erase the loss,
It only helps me move on. #vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) January 18, 2019

She stood on the bridge, looking out over a vast ocean. There was nothing that could protect her if a storm brewed. She inched closer, mesmerized by the gentle waves below.
“Don’t jump!” Someone yelled behind her.
She just smiled. No one understood the fascination. #vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) January 22, 2019

“Didn’t anyone ever teach you manners?” The waitress wrinkled her nose in disgust as she watched me.

“Nope.” My parents had left me in the woods to die when I was 7. I’m still not sure how I survived, but it wasn’t with good manners. The man across from me just laughed.#vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) January 27, 2019

You made me desert my reason, my judgment, my good standing. With just a wink from you, I was taken with your bad boy charm. I slowly succumbed to all your stunts until I ended up on the run.

I say you made me, but I think I wanted to all along.#vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) February 6, 2019

I am a rando, a nobody hanging on the outskirts of people better than me. I throw out my own sentences, hoping they take notice. Hoping one person pulls my thoughts from oblivion. This is the curse of low self-esteem. Wanting to belong, but scared to form my own opinion. #vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) February 9, 2019

Forgot to do the laundry,
About to leave the house;
Can't find a single thing to wear,
Everything's a mess.

Pull clothes from the pile to check,
Admit they can't be worn;
Look desperately around the room
Must go with pajamas instead.#vss365

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) February 11, 2019

“Mom’s awake.”
“How is she?”
“She thinks her name is Joaquin Murrieta. She threatened everyone if they didn’t give back stolen land.”
“What?”
“Mom thinks she’s Robin Hood of the Wild West.”
“I thought the hospital would help.”
“Well, she has a personality now.” #Satsplat

— Penny Layne (@PennysLayne1) October 11, 2019