It starts: Every morning she tripped over the rug. Every morning. Then she got dressed, drank coffee brushed her teeth–did all the things a person is expected to do every morning. I point the rug out to you reader, because it seems to say something particular. Only a particular sort of person would not remove…
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For a while, this interview sort of embarrassed me–because my life has changed so much since then, and I sound so certain. But re-reading it, I realize that only the last part–dancing with my husband–is no longer a part of my life. And I feel like the woman who was emerging at that time was…
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This is the stack of books that currently threatens to kill me from my bedside table. I love them all. I can’t commit to reading just one. I just pile them up and read a little of each, rarely seeing any through to completion. Is it still love if I pick one up, read a…
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This was back in 2007 (the incident occurred in 2005/2006). If you want to see the actual post on the actual site (because you don’t believe me, or–shudder–you’ve never read McSweeney’s Internet Tendency) there’s a link below, and then you should use your browser’s search function to search my name. If you’re heading over to…
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These hip young women went on a trip. In seven days they slept maybe thirty hours total. On the plane ride home, this is what became of them. This is not a cautionary tale. This is an inspirational tale. These are hip young women. They know how to live.
An article I wrote before my parents reverse migration to Bangladesh. The bio picture was kind of a funny thing–most of the other bio pics are a little more glamorous (as my future photographs are sure to be), but all I had was this picture that my older son took of me out on the…
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I was gone for a week and some change, off bettering myself (or indulging myself, depending on what your outlook is) and working toward my BFA in Creative Writing. While I ate some amazing meals, mostly my meals were mediocre–healthful, but mediocre–and I was glad to be back in the kitchen this morning. The college…
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