Category: Spirituality

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Hey! Who Put Mojo on Marla!?!?!? (And When Can We Use the Terlet Again?)

6 February 2013

I’m sitting here typing during what has to be one of the worst premature atrial contraction attacks in a long while. Basically, that just means I’m in the middle of a shit-ton of extra heartbeats that pretty much drive me bonkers and make me feel like I’m going to die. (I am not going to … More Hey! Who Put Mojo on Marla!?!?!? (And When Can We Use the Terlet Again?)

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Fear of Success is NOT the Same as Fear of Failure…But Fear is Still the Point

22 January 2013

DAY 2 (FAILURE AND FEAR OF SUCCESS): Weigh-in. You might be thinking that a disappointing weigh-in led to giving up on sugar detox, but my problem is the opposite. A few years ago my weight was 262 pounds. I added cardio and changed nothing else about my lifestyle, eating or fitness. In about two and … More Fear of Success is NOT the Same as Fear of Failure…But Fear is Still the Point

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The Grumpy Peace Sign of the Little Girl in Red Boots

8 January 2013

I’m working on a few deadlines this week, so I’m probably going to be brief with my posts. But hopefully I can give you enough to think about in a photo. One of the things I’m writing about (offline) today is my travel writing tour of Việt Nam, and in particular, about this little girl. … More The Grumpy Peace Sign of the Little Girl in Red Boots

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To My Mother on Her 70th: the Shittiest Birthday Tribute Ever Made.

4 January 2013

. Today my mother would have turned 70. I can imagine her at 70. She would have loved the senior discounts and taking Amtrak every opportunity she could. She would have still made long road trips, driving whatever beatup car she has at the time from her home in Clearwater to make the rounds up … More To My Mother on Her 70th: the Shittiest Birthday Tribute Ever Made.

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Geometry (and the Quadrivium): Weekly Photo Challenge

6 November 2012

I’m avoiding thinking about the results of today’s election and focusing on how some days WordPress bores me. Thus it was when they gave out this week’s photo challenge: “Geometry.” My first thought was how boring basic geometrical shapes are. My second thought was that I hated that subject in school. I was an A+ … More Geometry (and the Quadrivium): Weekly Photo Challenge

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Tower Wall: Pictures and a Poem

11 October 2012

I thought I would share with you a free verse poem I wrote a year and a half ago during a literary tour of England. Already published in Chatham University’s MFA newsletter, I can’t submit it to literary journals now, but I can share it with you, along with a few photos from the day … More Tower Wall: Pictures and a Poem

Hatcher Hill Paw Paws, Sunrise Falls and the Graves of Anger and Hunger

1 August 2012

There are so many places left unhiked. Once I develop an affinity for a place it’s difficult to make myself try something new. If you’ve been reading you already know my outdoor writing spots: the river; the lower Heritage Trail; the stairs to the state hospital; and the ledge overlooking the boulders of the abandoned … More Hatcher Hill Paw Paws, Sunrise Falls and the Graves of Anger and Hunger

Clifty Falls Weight Loss Guide: Hike; Fall; Cry like a baby; Hike some More

31 July 2012

I have learned that it takes me 5.5 hours to hike 10 miles, including two short writing stops, a wipe-out, and a few heavy-breathing rest stops on the climb back out. I have learned I don’t know how to estimate how much water to carry for 10 miles, and that it is possible to drop … More Clifty Falls Weight Loss Guide: Hike; Fall; Cry like a baby; Hike some More