PrttySweet Distractions

Twist your favorite fairytale into something unexpected, surreal, unrecognizable. Make it naughty. Make it dark. Whatever you make it, make it your own, in 500 words or less.

What have you done that you don't share with others? Do you have a forbidden crush? Do you dance naked in your backyard? Do you hate the job you worked so hard for? Do you bite your toenails? Come share, amongst friends, your dirty little secret.

Loving someone through Hell and back is a noble notion. There are times when we are ride or die. However, when reciprocity fails us, when life is unkind and unremorseful, sometimes we just have to drop that shit. It's easier said than done. What are you finding hard to let go? 

Fear it's planted in unknown elements. Trying to account for countless possibilities often leads to anxiety, trepidation, and downright fear. When faced with new circumstances, new possibilities, new... anything, do we dip a toe in or jump into the deep end. How do you enter into the unknown?

In this time-is-money, instant gratification world it can easily feel like life is rushing past. Sometimes, we get overwhelmed. Sometimes we find ourselves unable or unwilling to move in one or any particular direction. We will me at the Procrastination Station

First love, first job, first heartbreak, first car, there are so many firsts in a lifetime. Tell us a tale of first times, as we have learned... there's a first time for everything

Ever get tired of playing it safe? Let loose and see what happens. Tell us all about the wild chances you’ve taken and how/if they changed your life.

How many times have we been shut down, upbraided, or otherwise beaten into submission? Unfortunately, as children, it’s often accidental or goes unnoticed. Those moments hinder us, change us, mold us into people we were never meant to be. Who have we grown into as the world stapled us shut?

We are too often acutely aware of the whos and the whats that surround us that it inhibits us more than we realize. We seldom take the chance to sing out loud, afraid we sound bad. Nor do we take the time to be expressive. Allowing ourselves that freedom feels uncomfortable. So, we ponder what it’s like to be able to just be who we are and dance like no one is watching.

We all need a little luck every now and then. Whether it’s a pair of lucky socks you wear every game, a rabbit’s foot, or a little something that just brings good vibes along for the ride, do you have a good luck charm? Do you need one?

Sometimes life goes along on a whim, seeming to be carried off on a breeze. We land in unforeseen places with unforeseen circumstances. Sometimes, life takes us where we never wanted to go, good or bad. Tonight, we discuss the best of breezes and the gale forces that make us say, blow me.

We all love things to look forward to. However, the disparity between expectation and reality can be an unfortunate truth. Is there such a thing as ’reasonable expectations’? Do all expectations breed disappointment?

Funny, snarky, or clever, today’s world is inundated with signs, t-shirts, bumper stickers, and sayings everywhere we turn. Make one up, or tell us about your favorites. Sometimes, words just hit different.

In the spaces between moments, between ideas, between breaths lies the truth behind the adage, ”It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.” Perhaps this is where we learn the meaning of life or how we learn to define who we are. How do we fill those gaps in self, between who we were and who we will be? What fills those spaces in between...everything?

The inexplicable subtleties that make us hyper-aware in shadowed spaces. All those times when we felt watched while we swore we were alone. Tonight, call in and tell us your real-life ghost stories. Call in and tell us your real-life ghost stories.

The dark times of life. The wicked storms of nature? Take it where it leads you. Whether it be actual storms or a shit storm of emotion. Tonight is all about the storms we weather.

The satisfaction in hyperfixatiom can either be quite cathartic or completely detrimental. Tell us about the good side of your fixation.

We are well aware of who the villains are in our story. But in which stories did you play the villain? Were you a little bad, or did you burn those bridges just because?

Straight forward lies are easy. Lies of omission, however, are tricky, painful little bastards. Here we delve in and dive deep in the pool of lies and the aftermath.