Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Hi! Gentle Witch here. When I was 16, I had to relearn how to move, talk, and think after a brain injury. Then, I graduated from a state college with a double major. I worked for the federal government for years, and I like to write free-verse poetry in my spare time. I have traveled alone to the Virgin Islands and New York, NY.

Fun

As a young person, I wanted to be famous. Because of this, I used to worry about gaining followers on my blog. Then, I began to see that I posted…
Consistency

I used to worry about not taking advantage of every single moment of my precious life. I wanted to have adventures every day; I was terrified of wasting my life.…
Romance

One lesson I learned that changed my perspective is that some people are not compatible as lovers. No matter how attracted they are to each other, many differences of ideas…
Harry Potter

Harry Potter. If love is truly more powerful than anything, why did Dumbledore, who was loved by many people, need to die in such a gruesome way? Do you think…
Harry Potter

Harry Potter’s fictional world would be very fun to vacation in. I would shield my identity with an invisibility cloak and go exploring in Diagon Alley. What fictional world do…
Mom

My mother underwent intense, unbelievable pain and sustained an injury that would last for the rest of her life to birth me into this world.
Pandora

Pandora would be a fun world to vacation in. You know, the home planet of the Avatar? I would ride on the back of those flying blue creatures and explore…
Station Eleven

Station Eleven. I saw the whole movie, though, and it was good. Did you ever not finish a book, but saw the entire movie? What was it, and what did…
At 6:00 on 6/6

I got my driver’s license on 6/6/2011. My friend attempted suicide on the same day. Four months later, I crashed a car so badly that I was in a coma…
Fire

Witnessing the domestication of fire would be interesting, I think. How did it come about? Did early humans capture a burning bush on the edge of a wildfire? Was it…
Big Bang?

I’d like to witness the big bang, though I’m not sure that is historical since it happened before history began.
Coco Chanel

If I could go back and witness any historical event, I would choose to witness the launch of Coco Chanel’s little black dress in 1926, which freed women’s fashion from…
Night of Terror

I would like to witness the “Night of Terror” in 1917, when members of the National Woman’s Party picketed the White House for voting rights. They faced brutal arrests and…