Monthly Archives: August 2011

I was at my parent’s house the other day and when my stomach growled for a mid-morning snack, I reached into the cereal cupboard and pulled out my dad’s favorite cereal, Life. Upon opening the box and unfurling the neatly rolled bag, I found just a few crumbs barely filling a corner of the plastic.Continue reading “a teaspoon of life”

Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. (Lord Alfred Tennyson) Thoughts arise and flow through the mind like ticker tape: coursing smoothly and quickly, creating abbreviations and personal shorthand, moving seamlessly and logically… until they reach our mouths.Continue reading “say what you mean”

1. I wonder why certain people really hate using their blinkers. 2. I wonder how to get from here to there. 3. I wonder why intercourse is a word for sex rather than something related to dining or driving. “Last night, the waiter served us the most amazing heirloom tomato salad for an intercourse.” 4.Continue reading “65 things to wonder about”

I love words. Not surprising, seeing as I am a writer. Sometimes I write quickly and add page upon page. Other times, I spend minutes, hours, lingering and laboring over a single word. Which subtle difference of meaning is best in this case? Which word adds to the rhythm, enhances the atmosphere, vibrates with theContinue reading “umbra out of the shadows”

Second thoughts. We all have them. That bungee jump seemed like an incredibly good idea when we were sitting in our friend’s living room, but now, standing on the edge of a huge cliff with only a bouncy rope to catch us… we begin to question our initial enthusiasm. These uninvited thoughts can arrive whenContinue reading “have third thoughts”