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Sitting in a cafe, pondering stuff, feeling the pulse of the place and realized it’s almost Tuesday and I haven’t written here in a few days. There’s not much cohesive to write about but I could share a random sampling of tidbits. Actually, there are a few posts brewing underground,… Continue Reading Almost Tuesday
On the fly, but I know you’re out there waiting. This week’s challenge is: Openings Be back later with more! / Digg this / Stumble this
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I don’t know about you, but this has been a long grueling week, and with not much to look forward to on Monday (in fact Monday could be a pretty bad day for the Velvet Verbosity household), I plan to squeeze as much enjoyment out of this weekend as possible. … Continue Reading TGIF People!
Who are these, my teachers? Not who I expected them to be. Not who anyone expected them to be. Lessons learned on love from a triad and a single journeying man. Lessons learned on parenting from a teenage boy. Lessons learned on patience from an angry, venomous girl. Lessons… Continue Reading 100 Words – Lessons
First, let me just get this out of the way. I got carded the other day. Not just carded. When I handed the guy my license, he laughed and said, “Wow!”. When I asked what the “Wow” was for, he said, “Nothing. I just wasn’t expecting, you know, 1970. I… Continue Reading Watercolors? Who Knew?
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I’m going to apply to Bennington College for the low residency MFA in writing. Oh, I feel free! / Digg this / Stumble this
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1. Forget to pay the utility bill and then act surprised when the computer won’t turn on in the morning. (For a double flunk, find a way to blame it on the children!) 2. Sleep through your alarm and get to work an hour and a half late. (For a… Continue Reading How to Flunk "Being a Grown Up 101"
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Dear young man, I know you like me. I notice the way you look at me when I come in, the way your heavy eyelids raise to reveal the light in your blue blue eyes, and how they send sparkles my way. You must know you are much much too… Continue Reading A Letter to Convenience Store Guy
I miss you. I miss your gentle grace, your smooth passion. I miss the deep, cool darkness of your mind, your whole delicious rumpled self. I miss the kisses on the backs of my knees, on the insides of my elbows, and the wonder filled curious touch of your slender… Continue Reading The Tremble in Our Bones
