I should be reading for class right now, which, in and of itself is pretty fucking cool. I can’t believe how thrilled I am to have syllabi to stay caught up on. And yes, the first week of school blog post will be up shortly, but… right this moment I’m kinda pissed. It’s the good [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Meeting Lee
- 23
- Aug
“Coffee is cold, but it’ll get you through, compromise, that’s nothing new to you.” Hello Monday, my dear sweet harbinger of get ya some. My internet connection is spotty at best and there’s an anvil sitting on my chest, a resting body wants to stay at rest, but I’m devoted to my quest, the never [...]
Aerial vs Areola
- 19
- Aug
So this morning I’m in line at the coffee shop and when I shout my order to the guy behind the counter I give him my name. Then the guy next to me in line turns to me and says: “Nice.” I give him a quizzical look, like nice what? He kinda reminds me of Moby. [...]
Car conversations
- 13
- Aug
Some of the best conversations I have with the boys are in the car. “Mom, I think I’m gonna grow up to be somebody,” one says to me while he rides shotgun. He says this to me like he came up with the resolution all on his own. Like puzzle pieces that just happened to [...]
Catalysts and Empty Wells
- 10
- Aug
I’ve been wanting to write about black holes and catalysts, with the two modes of relating battling it out in my writer’s mind for attention. Struggling with the need to get these two opposing structures out of my head and into words, my intrinsic belief in balance provides the landscape for the two stories to [...]
