It ain't no secret that I listen to Three Dogs North. So a few 'casts back they were like, "Blah blah blah, East of Eden, John Steinbeck." And I was about to start a road trip so I skipped to ze library and looked for the audio version and, what do you know, lo andContinue reading "Book which has been wrecking me"
Can we stop freaking out about the AOD Coat of Arms already?
As far as I can remember I have only once been to a professional football game (American football). It was, from what I have been told, a really good game and it had this last-second turn-around and people talked about it for a few days. But what has stuck with me (for, having only beenContinue reading "Can we stop freaking out about the AOD Coat of Arms already?"
These are a few of my favorite SHOES
Okay, so, to be honest, I really want to keep writing really thought-provoking stuff, but right now I'm in the middle of trying to replace all of the shoes I have worn through in the past FOUR YEARS because they have all seemingly DIED in the same MONTH so now I'm kind of wearing shoesContinue reading "These are a few of my favorite SHOES"
On discerning
If you and I were both traveling vagabonds, but purposeful, more like pilgrims, but I was maybe older and more accustomed to traveling, and we met each other one night after dinner, over a fire in the back half-room of a hostel that overlooked a spindly but sincere garden, with dying embers and dying voicesContinue reading "On discerning"
For Mothers
I was posting flyers through my local neighborhood when I found a couple of Mother’s Day cards in a local store. It was a small shop, hipster-run, and the cards were locally made, and I realized that this fit most of my qualifications for a good purchase, so I bought a card and sent itContinue reading "For Mothers"
If you give a girl a springtime
We should go camping. For a whole week, maybe (what luxury!)and hike everyday And do handstands on mountains And watch stars from under blankets And bring all our friends. And speaking of friends-- Why, we should have them over for dinner! Fresh, spring dinner from the new produce from the local markets Soups and quichesContinue reading "If you give a girl a springtime"
The Spirit of Fatality
I was at a tiny Saturday mass at my tiny little parish when the priest came up to me and asked, "How is everything going, Nell?" And I made the decision to answer honestly and authentically instead of with the socially expected and standard "well" or "fine." I told him that there were so manyContinue reading "The Spirit of Fatality"
Holy Oops
I was thinking about going dancing this evening. Vintage dancing, the classy kind, where the guys softly lead from their fingers touching my shoulder-blade, and we kick and slide to bygone tunes. I packed my vintage-style dance shoes in the front seat this morning, in case I didn't have time to go home. I wasContinue reading "Holy Oops"
On falling
I spent Holy Week in a mad rush of waiting and then bustling and then back again, for early mornings and long nights in a cavernous church that was now full of flowers and palms and then later stripped of all such frivolity and then later filled with flowers upon flowers again. The sacred prayers.Continue reading "On falling"
So this is 30
Tuesday was both the farewell to my twenties and the eve of my thirties. I spent it thinking about any regrets I had and I thought of three: 1. The times I didn't follow God courageously. Because always always, when I did, He always provided. 2. The times I didn't love as deeply as IContinue reading "So this is 30"
Seashell Nell 