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        [{"id":"849","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/in-search-of-education-and-community\/","name":"in-search-of-education-and-community","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NCWN-e1776970978475.jpg?fit=264%2C421&ssl=1","alt":"Sign listing the exhibitors at the North Carolina Writer's Network Spring Conference in April 2026."},"title":"In Search of Education and Community","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Apr 23, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-04-23 19:07:59","modifiedDate":"2026-04-23 15:08:04","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-04-23 19:08:04","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/growth\/' rel='post_tag'>Growth<\/a><a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/writing\/' rel='post_tag'>Writing<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":47},"status":"publish","content":"Writing brings me joy and fulfillment. I feel good when I write. Toiling on diction and musicality. Finding the right line or sentence to continue"},{"id":"844","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/life-as-a-short-haired-siren\/","name":"life-as-a-short-haired-siren","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hair-scaled-e1775171388243.jpg?fit=320%2C426&ssl=1","alt":"Black woman in a white shirt, her hair is short, natural and a bronze color. She is also wearing turquoise and brown glasses."},"title":"Life as a Short Haired Siren","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Apr 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-04-03 10:00:00","modifiedDate":"2026-04-02 19:14:45","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-04-02 23:14:45","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/freedom\/' rel='post_tag'>Freedom<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":25},"status":"publish","content":"This is a personal first, a new entry to my lore. I decided to become a short haired siren. I am not the first woman"},{"id":"839","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/creativity-as-a-renewable-resource\/","name":"creativity-as-a-renewable-resource","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/basic-principles-scaled-e1773880428238.jpg?fit=384%2C512&ssl=1","alt":"The 10 Basic Principles from The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron"},"title":"Creativity As a Renewable Resource","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Mar 20, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-20 12:36:52","modifiedDate":"2026-03-20 08:36:57","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-20 12:36:57","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/growth\/\" rel=\"category tag\">GROWTH<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/growth\/\" rel=\"category tag\">GROWTH<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/books\/' rel='post_tag'>Books<\/a><a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/creativity\/' rel='post_tag'>Creativity<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":1},"status":"publish","content":"Author Julia Cameron lays out the basic principles for creative recovery and discovery at the very beginning of \u201cThe Artist\u2019s Way\u201d. I read them every"},{"id":"836","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/surrender-to-the-flow-of-life\/","name":"surrender-to-the-flow-of-life","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/falling-into-place-e1772487022444.jpg?fit=259%2C250&ssl=1","alt":"Green piece of paper that says \"Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.\""},"title":"Surrender to the Flow of Life","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Mar 6, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-06 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2026-03-06 06:45:53","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-06 11:45:53","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/musings\/\" rel=\"category tag\">MUSINGS<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/musings\/\" rel=\"category tag\">MUSINGS<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/healing\/' rel='post_tag'>Healing<\/a><a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/surrender\/' rel='post_tag'>surrender<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":50},"status":"publish","content":"I surrender to new experiences. I surrender to vulnerability and open my heart to new connections. I do this scared. The only way out is"},{"id":"833","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/call-it-what-you-want-im-on-sabbatical\/","name":"call-it-what-you-want-im-on-sabbatical","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dusk-and-dawn-e1772046297724.jpg?fit=330%2C356&ssl=1","alt":""},"title":"Call It What You Want, I\u2019m on Sabbatical","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Feb 27, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-27 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-25 14:13:52","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-25 19:13:52","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/beginnings\/' rel='post_tag'>Beginnings<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":29},"status":"publish","content":"I experienced a qualifying life event at the top of the month. An abundance of free time arrived via unemployment. I\u2019ve needed a break and"},{"id":"824","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/the-joy-of-the-winter-olympics-milano-cortina-2026\/","name":"the-joy-of-the-winter-olympics-milano-cortina-2026","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nbcothumb_alysa_liu_getty_2262542970_1920x1080-e1771606266198.jpg?fit=480%2C270&ssl=1","alt":"Alysa Liu, Kaori Sakamoto, and Ami Nakai bit their medals during the medal ceremony for Women's Single Skating at Milano Cortina 2026."},"title":"The Joy of the Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Feb 20, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-20 17:18:57","modifiedDate":"2026-02-20 12:19:01","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-20 17:19:01","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/joy\/' rel='post_tag'>Joy<\/a><a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/olympics\/' rel='post_tag'>Olympics<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":20},"status":"publish","content":"Antholz-Anterselva. Bormio. Livigno. Predazzo. Tesero. Verona. Milano. Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo. These territories across northern Italy host the events of the XXV Winter Olympic Games, Milano Cortina"},{"id":"820","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/parenting-my-inner-saboteur\/","name":"parenting-my-inner-saboteur","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-23-at-8.02.57-PM.png?fit=426%2C244&ssl=1","alt":"Nene Leakes with her eyes closed and hands balled up in frustration"},"title":"Parenting My Inner Saboteur","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Jan 23, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-24 01:31:12","modifiedDate":"2026-01-23 20:32:56","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-24 01:32:56","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/growth\/\" rel=\"category tag\">GROWTH<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/growth\/\" rel=\"category tag\">GROWTH<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/growth\/' rel='post_tag'>Growth<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":29},"status":"publish","content":"Fed up with myself, I snapped, \u201cHow badly do you want it then?!\u201d Yelling at myself isn\u2019t healthy or productive but the steam pressure needs"},{"id":"817","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/living-a-balanced-life\/","name":"living-a-balanced-life","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2980.jpg?fit=275%2C367&ssl=1","alt":"Table in a coffee shop with a cup, laptop, and succulent on top."},"title":"Living a Balanced Life","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Jan 9, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-09 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-09 17:24:59","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-09 22:24:59","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/growth\/\" rel=\"category tag\">GROWTH<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/growth\/\" rel=\"category tag\">GROWTH<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/growth\/' rel='post_tag'>Growth<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":1},"status":"publish","content":"A good habit of mine is taking the last two weeks of the year off. Any creative configuration of paid time off in my compensation"},{"id":"814","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/love-to-my-inner-artist\/","name":"love-to-my-inner-artist","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0918-e1766023688341.jpg?fit=225%2C224&ssl=1","alt":"Decorated Post-It note that reads \"Put the work in until it works out\", a lyric from Miguel's \"Sky Walker\"."},"title":"Love to My Inner Artist","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Dec 19, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-19 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-12-19 13:55:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-19 18:55:50","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/growth\/\" rel=\"category tag\">GROWTH<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/growth\/\" rel=\"category tag\">GROWTH<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/art\/' rel='post_tag'>Art<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":46},"status":"publish","content":"To My Creative Recesses,We are one in the same. A slow burn that takes time to heat and ignite. We've always been fascinated by everything."},{"id":"811","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/happy-birthday-to-me\/","name":"happy-birthday-to-me","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2120-e1764644506587.jpg?fit=307%2C409&ssl=1","alt":"Author in orange dress standing in sunlight on a staircase for a birthday portrait"},"title":"Happy Birthday to Me","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Dec 4, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-04 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-12-01 22:11:39","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-02 03:11:39","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/poetry\/\" rel=\"category tag\">POETRY<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/poetry\/\" rel=\"category tag\">POETRY<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/growth\/' rel='post_tag'>Growth<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":39},"status":"publish","content":"XXXV mars child, tuesday bornsun on sagittarius\u2019 bowfull moon adrift in cancervirgo, emerging eastlucky, intuitive, astutemagical girlsunrise in san Jose del caboTwenty-Nine frames roll byweary"},{"id":"808","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/pso-great-lakes-2025-lessons-in-patience\/","name":"pso-great-lakes-2025-lessons-in-patience","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jade-Jaguar_Championship.jpeg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","alt":"Promo picture for PSO Great Lakes 2025. Author centered in the photo from a past performance. Gold circle around the author, Great Lakes above the circle, & After Dark below the circle. 20 on the left side and 25 on the right side."},"title":"PSO Great Lakes 2025: Lessons in Patience","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Nov 21, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-21 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-20 22:11:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-21 03:11:31","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/pole\/\" rel=\"category tag\">POLE<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/pole\/\" rel=\"category tag\">POLE<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/pole-dance\/' rel='post_tag'>Pole Dance<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":1},"status":"publish","content":"This is about taking my time.A lesson I must learn in every lifetime. In 2024, I progressed when I slowed down, took deep breaths, didn\u2019t\u00a0tryto"},{"id":"803","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/following-bliss-on-sinners-saturday\/","name":"following-bliss-on-sinners-saturday","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1629.png?fit=259%2C405&ssl=1","alt":"Email of ticket confirmation for Sinners IMAX reissue"},"title":"Following Bliss on \u2018Sinners\u2019 Saturday","author":{"name":"Brianna","link":"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/author\/jirmjemy\/"},"date":"Nov 7, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-08 00:07:41","modifiedDate":"2025-11-10 15:18:16","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-10 20:18:16","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/category\/story-time\/\" rel=\"category tag\">STORY TIME<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/flim\/' rel='post_tag'>Flim<\/a><a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/joy\/' rel='post_tag'>Joy<\/a><a href='https:\/\/thoughtsontheredeye.com\/tag\/travel\/' rel='post_tag'>Travel<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":6,"sec":58},"status":"publish","content":"I am the architect and author of my life. Following my bliss is a rule. There are no dependents with two legs or four, just"}]