A few weeks ago the weather was real nice and I posted on Facebook about going hiking and then my frand James called me and was like, "Hey, were you being serious? I want to go hiking." So then I was like, "Yeah, I'm serious. Let's go." And he was like, "Well, first I wantContinue reading "Easy guide to making root beer"
Sixteen fast facts
...about my life. I broke my nose last Saturday, an accident involving someone's elbow and the bridge of my nose at a party. I was dancing and the exuberant appendage hit me at an inopportune angle, I tasted blood, and, there you have it. I probably won't die, and the pain has significantly lessened. TheContinue reading "Sixteen fast facts"
My favorite story
I give tours of the old church where I work. This you knew. Often, because of how time works, I arrive to the front doors before my tour groups. Maybe they'll be another five minutes. Maybe ten. Maybe they won't show up at all (it happens sometimes). I give them fifteen minutes of leeway. InContinue reading "My favorite story"
Celebrity Interview. With my mom.
Did you ever go to a hair salon or a grocery store line and things were taking a hot second longer than you expected so you turned to the glossy magazines interviewing humans you have sometimes never even heard of? Because I do that all the time. And I decided to use my platform toContinue reading "Celebrity Interview. With my mom."
Writing exercise. Not even kidding.
Reality is: I sat down maybe 45 minutes ago, but couldn't think of what to write, so instead I followed a wormhole of Youtube for a while. Don't judge, fam. (A) You've probably been there yourself and (B) I, too, deserve to unwind here and there. At least once a week. So, then I wasContinue reading "Writing exercise. Not even kidding."
Thine Opinion Requested
This is a question and a story. And an opinion. (What can I say? This is a blog). The question is mostly posed to the ladies, but, I'd be happy to hear gentleman-opinion, too, if any guy wants to jump in. The question requires pretend. And the pretend is this: there is a difficult andContinue reading "Thine Opinion Requested"
The poetry of life
Once, when I was a child, I memorized (because of school) a poem about the ocean. I had never seen an ocean; I live several hundred miles inland on a giant continent. But, I learned a poem about the ocean: the way the spray flies through the air, the way the wind sings, the wayContinue reading "The poetry of life"
Queens. In secondhand dresses.
The women of Detroit are a regal, scrappy bunch. Anywhere else why would reign as Queens CEO's Celebrated leaders of parliament-- Well-loved by nations via Parades on their birthdays and their faces on Postage stamps. We would see them in our newspapers, Pray for them in church. The potential has been sucker-punched away, though, byContinue reading "Queens. In secondhand dresses."
Mine pigs
I have two little guinea pigs. One we bought as a replacement for a pet who passed along, in old age. The other was a gift to me, on my birthday. The first thing that happens, when I wake up in the mornings, is that I check my watch or my phone for the time,Continue reading "Mine pigs"
Friend Poem No. 5
I have a friend Named Tim Whom I met Over a cubicle wall-- Me telling him too many stories Me laughing too loud Me making people think HE was the trouble-maker Me "volunteering" him for more, frantic life. I would send him notes Through a crack In the wall. He would send the paper backContinue reading "Friend Poem No. 5"
Seashell Nell 