PrttySweet Distractions

Negative self-talk can feel like a heavy, chaotic load to carry. It's crazy how crushing and overwhelming those internal critical thoughts can feel. Pushing through is difficult, but we can find a new way to process without beating ourselves down. 

Summer love, no school, daily adventures with friends; Summer can be amazing. Unfortunately, it can also be cruel. Sweltering heat, boredom, and bad decisions can make for interesting stories. Everyone is welcome to call in and tell their stories of a cruel Summer.

Love rewires our brains by releasing oxytocin, lowering physical stress. It can help us live longer or shorter; it can be a bitter pill to swallow. Ultimately, love acts as both a mirror and medicine. How has love shaped you?

Everyone needs a safe place to purge pain, a place without outside judgement. For some it's sports, for others art. Then there are poets. It's the beauty of words that weave the tapestry of the human condition. This is a safe place to purge in the whispers and screams in beautiful words.

It seems that doing something because it's the right thing to do, just because, or out of kindness has fallen out of favor in this instant entitlement society where everything feels transactional and everything has a price. Whatever happened to kindness? 

Though it may not always be the kindest option, no means no. It doesn't mean ask later or ask again in a different way. If you ask me if I want something from the store and I say no, let it stand. If you ask me if you look fat, and I say no, let it stand. While there may be an exception to every rule, no is a complete sentence.

 
Titus Llewellyn  (Dr. Anthony Smith)graced us with the beauty of his life's work. He has written volumes of Earth Angels immortalizing those men and women who touched his heart. If he has touched yours, please join us, tell your story of the impact he had on you and/or your writing.
Titus your eloquent eyes will love forever a you will be firecrackers in our hearts. 
The links below are to the written Poetry of Titus Llewellyn and to his SoundCloud page:
https://allpoetry.com/Titus_Llewellyn
https://on.soundcloud.com/LaK7mWfaRHWSCYPJhq
 

You're awake, still feeling the fingerprints of last night's dream on your skin. You can't shake it. All morning your head wanders, wondering which reality you're living in. When dreams feel so real, they linger.

Sorry, not sorry. I'm sorry you feel that way. I'm sorry, but in my defense...
 
Apologies Do Not come with disclaimers or explanations. Some apologies aren't looking for accountability, they're looking for absolutions. Why is sincerity so hard to come by when saying, "I'm sorry"?

This is a special Side Peace in honor of our dearest friend Dr. Anthony Smith, better known to us all as Titus LLewellyn.  He passed 06/18/2026. He will be forever loved and sorely missed. While this is a personal PrttySweet farewell, we will be hosting a show in memorium for friends to stop by and write their own love letters to Titus.
 
You can listen to his distinctive voice read his eloquent words on his soundcloud page. Stop by and listen awhile:
https://on.soundcloud.com/LaK7mWfaRHWSCYPJhq

Grab some popcorn and let's watch. We can't always avoid the crowds or overhearing intimate conversations. There is no expectation of privacy in public after all. Sometimes, creating backstories turn these moments with strangers into living poetry, tickling our funny bones, breaking our hearts, or just pissing us off. Some of us keep our eyes low and can't be bothered. Others, however elevate people watching into an art form.

We take aim at every lazy stereotype about aging and knock them flat. Age is more than a number, it's a mindset. Some people refuse to fade out, slow down, or play the role society assigns them. "Old" isn't synonymous with irrelevant.