I am probably the only person alive that cries hysterically during "Super Nanny" and commercials for "Charlotte's Web."

The earth is shaking under siege
And every breath will meet its fate
Still we hunger for a moment of freedom
Even though the hour is late
I find hope and it gives me rest
I find hope in a beating chest
I find hope in what eyes don't see
I find hope in your hate for me
Have not fear when the waters rise
We can conquer this great divide( .... )

This page is marked forever and now you have been torn out, frayed paper spirals left in memories you’ve already forgotten. How does it feel on the other side? Your latchkey life has shut me out, and it is high time for retribution. You have stolen everything from me but this goodbye. May you hold onto these dwindling words in disrepair (since ( Read more... )

I am back in Maryland trying to pack things up to move. I am completely overwhelmed! All I want to do is close my eyes and make all of this stuff disappear forever so I never have to look at it again. It’s weighing down my soul! The worst of it all is the clothes. I never know when to hold on to stuff and when to get rid of it. My grandma ( Read more... )

"There is a brokenness ( Read more... )

"Love and serve all humanity. Assist everyone. Be happy, be courteous. Always be a dynamo of irrepressible joy. Recognize God and goodness in every face. There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future. Praise everyone. If you cannot praise someone, let him out of your life. Be original, be inventive. Be courageous. Take ( Read more... )

Oy ve, I’m sick. Last night I could not for the life of me sleep in bed, so I ended up on the couch trying not to move because I hurt all over, watching a marathon of “The Fresh Prince of Bellaire” on Nick-at-Night. Food around these parts is sparse and I’m too sick to go out, so you know what that means! Rationing! I currently have: 1 can of ( Read more... )

Since my work situation has turned so absolutely terrible, I’ve really been in total shutdown mode, just living just to make it to the weekend. Yesterday I cleaned my apartment for three hours, went to the gym and then the library, read all of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time nearly in one sitting, got one of four papers done, and ( Read more... )

“I want to sit out bad at night, a boy around my neck and the wind under my skirt. Not this way, every evening talking to the trees, leaning out my window, imagining what I can’t see ( Read more... )

Without further adieu, here are all of the books that absorbed me this summer….

1. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende *

2. The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende *

3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou *

4. Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou *

5. Loving Through Bars: Children with Parents in Prison by Cynthia ( Read more... )