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Q & A
“Am I beautiful?” There is no girl who does not at some point in her life ask someone this question. And the correct answer is always without hesitation and without caveats definitely YES.
Daily Frustrations
I think what bothers me the most about my current life situation is that I can never seem to move directly forward. Everything requires a step backward first, or a zigzag approach. That makes it difficult, time-consuming, and sometimes even … Continue reading
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SITY: Snow, Ice, Melt
It has been almost two months since Livia’s birth and the snowstorm that brought her to us. I can’t remember if there was already snow on the ground before that storm, but there has definitely been since. This has been … Continue reading
Reading the Future
It’s a shame we are not better at seeing these shadows of which Poirot speaks. There are things that are not yet, but which cast their shadow before. from The Mystery of the Blue Train
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Happy Thoughts
Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m not going to have children because I don’t want to bring innocent lives into such a horrible world.”? The people who say that are invariably very young. It’s a noble-sounding sentiment, for one … Continue reading
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Idiots!
TV executives must be some of the biggest idiots on earth. How could they have canceled these shows? Firefly: It had a great cast, an interesting premise, and well-written episodes, but the execs canceled it early. There are only 14 … Continue reading
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The Second Irony
Another irony of reading those three writing books is that it made me even more self-conscious about writing. I used to worry most about setting up my words so that my story was clear. I fretted over transitions and pace, … Continue reading
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Hoarder-in-Training
“You’ve got to see this TV show,” my husband said. “It made me want to go into my office and throw everything away.” That’s how he introduced me to Hoarders, a show about people who have journeyed way past collecting … Continue reading
About the Future
Sometimes I attempt to capture my thoughts as they rove from subject to subject. I scribble down the thoughts on random pieces of paper, which then generally drift around the house for months, becoming more and more tattered, until I … Continue reading