Category Archives: musings

Photo Opportunity

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

“A man walks down the street He says why am I soft in the middle now Why am I soft in the middle The rest of my life is so hard I need a photo-opportunity I want a shot at … Continue reading →

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Crisp, and Other Adventures in Kamikaze Dating

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

I say I don’t date, but I actually did go out on a date last weekend.  And again, I know that writing about the specifics of dating is literally dating suicide, but please allow me to continue to serve as … Continue reading →

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Lady Godiva Joins the Princess Wars

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

I am oft accused of being a “one woman theme party” or “the duchess of fancy dress.”  No exaggeration:  I am actually oft accused of those things. I grew up on the precipice of the bizarre, in a house at … Continue reading →

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Things That I Love Today

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

I think I am losing my mind.  There has been so much going on in my non-writing life, and every time I open Outlook, I start sweating and want to scream.  So I think I need to clear my head … Continue reading →

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Temporary One

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

I received a fortune in a cookie a few weeks ago that made absolutely no sense to me at the time, but that I felt I should hang on to: I stuck it in a folder on my desk, and … Continue reading →

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The No Good, Very Bad Day

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Over the last month, I think almost everything that could’ve gone wrong with me has gone wrong.  For instance: Sunburn.  Horrible side effects from medication.  Nausea.  Vomiting.  Dry mouth.  All of those horror stories you hear listed in the disclaimer … Continue reading →

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Navel Academy

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

I am genuinely exhausted, and per usual, have a file full of drafts and no output.  Blame this on an epically weird March that bleated in like a wee lamb, and roared out like Lambert the Sheepish Lion. But as … Continue reading →

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Remarkable Forward Motion

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I’m having a mini-crisis.  You know the kind I’m talking about: the kind where you felt like you had everything under control for a little while, and now, you’ve slept through your alarm every morning for two weeks straight.  Where … Continue reading →

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Simple Pleasures

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Scintilla Prompt #8: What are your simplest pleasures? Go beyond description and into showing the experience of each indulgence  1)      Cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin: I went to Washington over the weekend for an event, and to see friends.  … Continue reading →

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A Little Faith

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Scintilla Project, Prompt 6: Talk about an experience with faith, your own or someone else’s. When I was at my parents’ house this past July, a number of utterly bizarre things happened.  First, in a Sauvignon blanc induced haze, I … Continue reading →

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