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Deep Breath
The past week was a really quiet one. I didn’t have any plans in the evenings, and I didn’t go out of my way to make any. I wrote a bit, but I also watched a lot of TV and read a lot and went to bed at a reasonable hour almost every night. I [...]
September 6, 2010
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Tags: busy, fall, pause, self · Posted in: Uncategorized
Shirting the issue
As much fun as it was to write my last little dialogue, it’s mainly fictional details spun around a core of truth. The precise circumstances under which I learned about the magical properties of my shirt were changed, and in some instances wholly fabricated, to protect the innocent. And in the interest of full disclosure, [...]
August 25, 2010
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Tags: clothing, fun, self · Posted in: Uncategorized
It Becomes You
“Hello?” “Do you think you could find that store again, that little shop we stopped at last month?” “Yes, I’m fine, thanks for asking.” “Oh hush, I know you’re fine, you emailed me 30 minutes ago. What about the shop?” “I’m sure I could find it again, yeah. Why?” “They put some kind of magic [...]
August 23, 2010
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Tags: fun, magic, that would be telling · Posted in: Uncategorized
a little gift
I didn’t set an alarm this morning, though it was in the back of my mind I’d like to go to church this week. I had been invited to a brunch; there was also a movie I wanted to see. When I first awoke to the gray, rainy morning my mind immediately leapt into overdrive. [...]
August 15, 2010
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Tags: peaceful, sunday · Posted in: Uncategorized
History lesson
Last night was my 20th high school reunion. It was a nice night – the venue was lovely, there were a lot of people there I hadn’t seen in, well, 20 years, the food was good. Overall I went into the event with almost no expectations, unsure who I would see or who I would [...]
August 8, 2010
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Tags: history, self · Posted in: Uncategorized
The thread
The thread hasn’t been dropped or lost, but as sometimes happens, it’s been harder to follow it through of late. Last week one of the feral cats I’ve been taking care of bit me; without going too far along the path of that particular story, this has meant a lot of phone calls and visits [...]
August 3, 2010
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Tags: self · Posted in: Uncategorized
Dressing it up
Ten years ago, my friend Mandy and I were roommates, and she was preparing for her wedding in the fall. It had been ten years since we graduated high school and I know that in some ways, I was waiting on a reunion invitation. I’m not sure if I had something I wanted to prove, [...]
July 20, 2010
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Tags: self · Posted in: Uncategorized
Friday! Singing!
I’ve written about three drafts now, all of which sound interesting and insightful and clever as I’m setting them down, all of which then sound utterly incoherent when I go back to read them over. So I’m going to cut to the chase. This Friday, the Sacred Harp group I’ve been singing with more or [...]
July 12, 2010
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Tags: connection, music, self · Posted in: Uncategorized
My brain! It’s too busy to write!
I have been doing so much thinking lately, you’d be proud! Or possibly astounded! But what I haven’t been doing is writing; at least not writing for public consumption. I’m thinking a lot because I feel like I’m finally ironing out some things that have bothered me for a long time. It’s very rewarding, and [...]
July 7, 2010
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Tags: self, thinking · Posted in: Uncategorized
That big ol’ boat.
Now that it’s a month past my vacation, the thrill and urgency of writing about my big solo road trip is fading. The vacation itself doesn’t bear a lot of narration; when I got home my Mom said, “So you mainly just hung out and talked?” Why yes. Yes I did. I got nearly a [...]
June 21, 2010
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