Cali is Kicking My Ass
In the battle of California vs. Amanda, Cali is winning. She’s got me outflanked. I am moving my troops into a defensive position awaiting reinforcements. Will those reinforcements arrive in time? Will they help or just prolong the war?
I am Colonel Amanda, I am overseeing this campaign. I chose this assignment because it was a challenge. My troops have humped it clear across the U.S. to fight in this battle. We are brave and strong, but morale is getting low. The enemy is all around and they are persistent. We had to set up our base about 45 miles outside of San Francisco. We have occasionally made advances into the city, but lately it’s become difficult. Fear and anxiety has set in among the troops. The enemy is relentless.
We have fought for nearly 18 months in this campaign. I’ve commanded my troops to the best of my ability. We have traveled all over the Bay Area getting the lay of the land. Some days are wins, some are losses. We have been to the shores of Ocean Beach to the hills of Napa, the heights of Mt. Diablo to the marshes of the Bay. So much has transpired in these 18 months. It’s been a struggle.
Even after all of this time, the land seems foreign. There really is no explanation for it. Maybe it’s homesickness. Maybe it’s just time to go home. At this point, I’m not sure where home is. Is it my Antioch base? Is it my hometown? Is it near family? The troops and I do miss our families. We’ve been away so long. All we have is each other and other troops that are fighting the same war all over the country.
I have many friends in the war. We were all prisoners at one time. We have a lot in common. We have scars from the battles we have fought to be who we are. We have traumas. We’ve been shell-shocked. We have lost so many along the way. But, we remain in the fight. We vow to fight on even when the enemy begins to attempt to overtake the government.
I am promised reinforcements. Help is on the way. I don’t know how much it will help. I pray that it will. Until that help arrives, I dig in and protect my base. There may be a day when I have to fall back and give up the base, however I vow to regroup and keep fighting.
Perhaps the California front is too hot. It may be beyond our capabilities and will to win. For now, we stay put. For now, we don’t give up.
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I am a transwoman originally from Pittsburgh, PA. I have been living full time for 5 years. I work in retail but am an artist/Graphic Designer and aspiring writer. I tend to address the controversial in my writing. I would love to change the world one article at a time. I moved to The San Francisco Bay Area to start over, again. But recently moved back to the East Coast. The adventure continues...Subscribe
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