Life has been strange as of late. My grandfather died last week so I had to drop everything and go down to NY to be with my family. If you've never had to sit shiva, you aren't missing anything ( Read more... )

When we were little Dad would help us build snowmen. Every winter we'd put on our snowboots and bundle up nice and tight and run out into the white abyss. There was nothing to worry about. School was canceled, Mom was away at work, and all we had to do was have fun. There was a freedom in the snow. It was like a simple weather event created a ( Read more... )

This is a character sketch (of sorts) about a woman I saw on the T on my way to work this morning. I'm trying out new ways to develop characters that are different than me and making them multi-dimensional ( Read more... )

Today's free writing prompt: Write from the perspective of an inanimate object ( Read more... )

*Trigger warning as this post is a frank discussion of child abuse- nothing graphic but YMMV ( Read more... )

I just wanted to say that I really enjoy feeling comfortable where I live. I am so happy that I moved here. I feel like I belong in this apartment. Now I just need to get some more furniture and things will start to come together nicely...

i know i've been m.i.a. but hey traveling around europe has consequences ( Read more... )

So I've found one thing that I like about Spain ( Read more... )

I was sitting in the common reading a book yesterday afternoon when I heard a man approach a father and daughter sitting on the bench next to me. He instructed the father to protect his daughter and "keep her well ( Read more... )

I want to bake some cookies. That sounds like an awesome idea, before it gets so hot outside that the thought of turning on an oven will make me melt into a puddle of disgustingness. (Hey, that's actually a word ( Read more... )