Tomorrow, I turn 30. 3-0. As in the age that I thought at the beginning of my twenties I’d be married and be done having all the kids I planned to have. Beyond that I hadn’t invested much thought. It was my small town mentality at work, my “worldview” as you could call it. And, [...]
I’m a person prone to questioning things, prone to doubt. In fact, I question everything, including myself. It’s just the way I am, the way I’ve always been. Except where blogging is concerned. When I began blogging nearly four years ago, I didn’t really “think it through.” I had no grand plans or ideas about [...]
I got the idea from reading Alice Steinbach’s Without Reservations, which I very much enjoyed and would recommend. So, six weeks ago I sat down with a croissant, a café au lait, and a pen and I wrote. I wanted to capture the moment, the little and the great, the feeling of being there if only [...]
Some words are of such a nature that you print them out, fold the paper, tuck it into a beloved book or journal. The words are eloquent, poignant, memorable. You allow yourself to believe they are about you. In times of doubt, you revisit them and are assured. I write when someone moves me… the words [...]
I took the time to read the post. I read it thoughtfully and empathically. And when I finished, I decided to provide some thoughts in the comments. I was honest and well-meaning and not at all inflammatory. However, I gave advice that was not necessarily what the writer of the post wanted to hear. I’m just [...]
When I was in 6th grade, my English class and I received a writing assignment to author a “fan letter” to a celebrity of our choosing. I happened to choose Geena Davis (whatever happened to her anyway?) because I’d just seen A League of Their Own and even though I really fucking hate baseball (including [...]
I was going to take the easy way out, send an anonymous entry into The Secret Project, but that would be the cowardly thing to do about something I feel oddly strong about. I stand by what I’m about to write, even though I already know how it’s going to come off and am certain [...]
