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3-sentence story, Post #51
Just a trifle -- the form is a story in 3 sentences. Today's word is "wintergreen."
Her boyfriend Mark always smelled of wintergreen, which was one of the 83 things Jacqueline loved best about him. On this summer evening when they were meant to be going out to dinner, however, the intense forest scent surrounding him made her pause as much as his ( Read more... ) -
2 Rupert-Giles-Related Notes, Post #50
1) I did indeed watch "Pangs" yesterday, and it really does hold up. Also confirmed: Rupert Giles is my forever man.
[cue Eric Clapton2) Writer and critic Scott Eric Kaufman, whose work appeared at the AV Club and elsewhere but who also blogged for the group endeavor Lawyers, Guns, and Money, passed away at a terribly young age. All the other ( Read more... ) -
Finding the Moments, Post #49
I don't know about anyone else, but it's been hard to move into Thanksgiving cheer. I am tired and anxious and battered by all bad news in the larger world. Yet this day (shorn of its awful erasure of indigenous people's reality) has been one I've long cherished ( Read more... ) -
Not Actually Recovering, Post #48
For the past few days I have been veering between fragility and anger. Now I've reached the truly strange state of angry fragility, which is actually weirdly difficult to sustain ( Read more... ) -
Nostalgia, Post #47
I cannot explain how run off my feet I've been (and will continue to be for a while), but Lord, Lord, it's been crazy.
So I've been thinking about nostalgia, in part prompted by mental exhaustion that means I'm rereading older works rather than trying new ones, and in part because this should be my cool-weather favorite time of year. (It's too hot ( Read more... ) -
Fighting the Sinus Headache, Post #46
So, due to pressure-change and late season pollen, I feel like I've got the next thing to a sinus infection. (It ISN'T the whole thing, but ow ow ow ow ( Read more... ) -
Waiting for Autumn, Post #45
1) By this time in the subtropics the mornings should be dry and starting to cool ( Read more... ) -
Lemon Curd, Post #44
This week has been a big ol' ball of NOPE, so we'll move on to a lovely, late discovery ( Read more... ) -
Saturday List, Post #43
1) I am Officially Over Summer Heat ( Read more... ) -
Modern Conveniences, Post #42
So this past week has continued with the home drama, but all is resolved(ish) now. Let us look back ( Read more... )