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I'm a twentysomething MFA grad enjoying life in a state of flux, dreaming of Paris and San Francisco while loving the warm summer evenings in North Carolina. I'm a little irreverent, a little mercurial, with an uncanny knack for putting my foot in my mouth.
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Oliver Learns to Fist Bump
We have two cats, and for some reason our parents refuse to believe they’ve got grandchildren from us. But, to prove our cats are as good as kids, there is this: We have taught Oliver to fist bump. Back up. We found Oliver in a parking garage in Orlando the December before we got married. [...]
Losing the Art of Forgetting
I saw a picture of my brother when I was in West Virginia a few weeks ago, a recent picture of him, and when I saw his face I felt almost like I’d been punched. Like, for a moment or two I couldn’t breathe. I haven’t seen his face for probably ten years. His hair [...]
Peanut Boll
Yesterday afternoon, we drove to Bladen County to spend the day at Brandon’s parents’ place, having a “Peanut Boil.” For those not living in North Carolina, this is pronounced “Peanut Boll.” (Sometimes it sounds like “bowl,” and sometimes “bull,” depending on who’s speaking and how quickly it’s said.) We ate boiled peanuts and oatmeal raisin [...]
And then there’s that.
Hello, Friday. My, what a week. Some actual work came in. I got up early. One day. Grew broccoli sprouts in my little sprout-container thing. Bought ribs buy-one-get-one-free at Harris Teeter. A million other things I’m forgetting. I am learning the joys of Pandora. And then there was the nearly three-hour meeting today about human [...]
Pink Rollers and Chinese Herbs
I did it! I finally got up at 6:00 a.m. (You can stop laughing now.) It only took about a month to accomplish this. I’ve had a handful of 6:30 mornings, and plenty of 7:00s, but today I finally made it up just a little after 6:00. Now we just have to see if I [...]
From My Mother’s Journal, July 7, 1984