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The Mystery of Friendship
Today’s Daily Post prompt is to complete the sentence: “My closest friend is…” Surprisingly (or maybe not surprising at all, depending on how well you know me), I can’t complete the sentence. I don’t...
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The Scents of Memory
There was a man. I loved him. My blood sang when he was near – and every now and then when I see him, I feel like it still wants to. But life has changed, and it’s better that he remains a memory. He...
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Weekly Writing Challenge: Fifty (Neutral Milk Hotel Edition)
The house lights dimmed. A slight shift to her right, and his body heat invaded her space. Her breath snagged. The first song rolled towards them, chords rumbling over her heart. He swayed in time; she...
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A Life Built On Caution
In yoga class, our teachers speak of being calm and centered. We’re told to close our eyes, breathe deeply, empty our minds of stray thoughts, focus on the now. For awhile there, I could fool myself...
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Over My Head
It’s night. Gravel crunches under the tires of the old Dodge Ram as it rattles, just a few mph too fast, down the two lane track leading to our house. It’s years before the streetlights will be...
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Coated In Ashes
Today I’m thinking about mortality, for pretty obvious reasons, given today’s news reports about the destruction of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 and Israel’s ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. I was...
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Nerd Girl Meets Bad Boy (aka. Closing Time)
This is the second installment of a series I’m calling “Nerd Girl Meets…”. Two of the biggest themes in my life thus far have been the seemingly endless search for romantic companionship and the...
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Unconditional
I’m writing this from the Dallas airport, on my way back home to New Orleans and a brand new work week. I spent the weekend in Austin and San Antonio with my friends Trinity and Katie. Trin was my...
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Sunday Picture Show (Keeping Afloat)
I’d typically be calling this my Photography Friday post, but since I’m two days late, we’re trying something new. This week’s Photo Challenge prompt is to share photos that exemplify what “afloat”...
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The Strangeness Of Knowing
My romantic brain has picked this entire scenario apart. I remember the first time I saw you, unenthused, odd, apart. You were the first to point out to me that you had resting bitch face, but that was...
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Finding Love on the Camino
My favorite Camino buddy. He gave me kisses when I was having a particularly rotten morning. Today, a work colleague asked me if I could boil down what I’d learned on the Camino into a simple statement...
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