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Recollections
Heartfelt somber memories
Of innocence lost

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September 11, 2026

Recollections
Heartfelt somber memories
Of innocence lost

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #911 #9/11 #September #September11 #World #Innocence #Lives #Memory #Memorial #911Memorial #Summer #USA #Photography #2026

September 11, 2026

Let your Passions burn and bloom 🔥

What’s a quote that perfectly describes your outlook on life?

If it doesn’t set your soul on fire its not worth the burn. 🔥

A quotation from John Adams

   We are to look upon it as more beneficial, that many guilty persons should escape unpunished, than one innocent person should suffer. The reason is, because it’s of more importance to community, that innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished; for guilt and crimes are so frequent in the world, that all of them cannot be punished; and many times they happen in such a manner, that it is not of much consequence to the public, whether they are punished or not.
   But when innocence itself, is brought to the bar and condemned, especially to die, the subject will exclaim, it is immaterial to me, whether I behave well or ill; for virtue itself, is no security. And if such a sentiment as this, should take place in the mind of the subject, there would be an end to all security what so ever.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Speech (1770-12-03/04), Argument for the Defense, Boston Massacre Trial

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/15073/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #johnadams #bostonmassacre #nothingtolose #civilrights #crime #criminal #exoneration #guilt #guilty #innocence #innocents #justice #lawandorder #moralhazard #protection #punishment #security #socialcontract #justicesystem

Chapter 10: The curse of Pink Kitty

During my time at Pink Kitty, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. It's possible I've romanticized my time with PK in past writings so I want to shine a light on the darker sides. Give some nuance on what it was like working for Jason and Lisa. 

I joined PK in Aug. 2013 and stayed on & off till the very end...
I had just moved from my hometown to Ottawa for college, I was eighteen then. Jason was still incharge at the time but grooming Lisa to take over PK for when he leaves and Damien was the driver. Back then, I did not know about the cop, Sgt. Rohan Beebakhee, was involved with the agency. Everyone was hush hush on the topic. 

Who was Jason? A handsome voice behind the phone, pulling the strings and holding all the cards. I was fresh young meat to Jason and he made sure his money maker (me) wasn't going anywhere. Publicly Jason talked highly about me and would book clients for me back to back to the point I didn't get much of a break from working. Most thought I was spared from his wrath and entitlement but behind the curtain, I was not. I have never met Jason in person nor have I seen what he looks like, but I'm sure I'd remember his voice because it's burned into my brain like a branded scar to show ownership. 

I was naive and easily manipulated...blackmailed into not leaving. Jason knew where I was going to college, he knew where I lived and had my original back page nude photos with my face... I could see the headline then, "Student expelled from college for soliciting sex to men for money!" Jason always got what he wanted and I wasn't going anywhere until I was no longer the fresh meat. 

Days I would have off or be in class, Jason would call and text me needing me to come in to the condo. Jason would try to sweet talk me into ditching class and if I tried to say no he would find a way to manipulate me in doing so. Whether it was with holding clients from seeing me or threatening to expose me, as long as I was making money he was happy and making money.  At that point, I was working more than I was attending class and was just the beginning to my downfall.

Even though, Jason wasn't at Pink Kitty for very long when I joined, he still made a lasting traumatic effect on me. At first it was a relief when he left and Lisa took over, until it wasn't. 

To Be Continued. 

A quotation from Horace

Be this your wall of brass — no secret sin,
To pale the cheek and rack the heart within!
 
                    [Hic murus aeneus esto,
nil conscire sibi, nulla pallescere culpa.]

Horace (65-8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 1 “To Maecenas”, l. 60ff (1.1.60-61) (20 BC) [tr. Martin (1881)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/14705/

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A quotation from Euripides

HELEN: Men think me wicked, though I did no wrong:
   And for the innocent to bear the load
   Of guilt is worse than wickedness itself.
 
[ἙΛΈΝΗ: πρῶτον μὲν οὐκ οὖσ᾽ ἄδικος, εἰμὶ δυσκλεής:
   καὶ τοῦτο μεῖζον τῆς ἀληθείας κακόν,
   ὅστις τὰ μὴ προσόντα κέκτηται κακά.]

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Helen [Ἑλένη], l. 270ff (412 BC) [tr. Sheppard (1925)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/78601/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #helenoftroy #accusation #blame #dishonor #guilt #injustice #innocence #punishment #reputation #shame

A quotation from J. M. Barrie

 “Why can’t you fly now, mother?”
 “Because I am grown up, dearest. When people grow up they forget the way.”
 “Why do they forget the way?”
 “Because they are no longer gay and innocent and heartless. It is only the gay and innocent and heartless who can fly.”

J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist [James Matthew Barrie]
Peter and Wendy, ch. 17 “When Wendy Grew Up” [Jane to Wendy] (1911)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/barrie-james/12036/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #peterpan #jmbarrie #adult #adulthood #carefree #flying #growingup #heartlessness #innocence #magic #maturity #selfcenteredness

#Texas #House #votes #unanimously to #expel #antiLGBTQ “Grooming” #Republican after he #groomed a #teenager

He used to #rail against #dragqueens #performing in front of #kids. Now one of his #colleagues said he's the “type of man who #steals #innocence.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Texas #RepublicanParty #Hypocricy #Projection #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/texas-house-votes-unanimously-to-expel-anti-grooming-republican-after-he-groomed-a-teenager/