Category: Blog
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Twitchy Woman
I woke up with it two days ago. A tiny twitch in my right eye. It comes and goes — it’s not a constant twitching –but it’s driving me crazy. At first I thought I just needed a cup of coffee. Then I figured I needed three cups of coffee. I was still twitching. I…
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Love is Strange
The best thing I overheard the other night: “But that’s literally what he said. The whole letter, right there. That’s literally what he said. I mean, not word-for-word, but pretty much.” It is the most overused word of the decade. “Literally.” Everybody’s literally doing figurative things. I am literally squirming in my seat over my…
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Late at Night
I am restless. Restless. Nothing sounds interesting. I tried watching television. Reruns. I tried reading my book. Short stories of Dorothy Parker just aren’t grabbing my attention tonight. I worked out. I cooked dinner. I cleaned. I took out the trash. I’m listening for the neighbors, at this point.
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Movie Mumbling
For those of you who have been staying up nights fretting over the state of my laptop, it is now fixed. I have some very smart, very reliable friends. Very patient friends that still talk to me after I call from another country demanding tech support at four in the morning. Friends that miss their…
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Mama Crazy
The other night I was watching Sinead O’Connor and realized how much she reminds me of my friend AB. At first glance you think you’re dealing with a tiny woman who probably wouldn’t cause any harm to anybody. Then she opens her mouth and you realize you’ve got a Banshee on your hands. She’s tough,…
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Dial-Up Diva
I am sitting exactly as I was one year ago today. And just like one year ago today, I’m reading over email from you, telling me how you’re doing, and how you feel about my writing. Strange how our lives go in cycles, even when we think we’re doing something unpredictable. I love how there…
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squishy revisited
So, here we are. One year later. Let me just get this out of the way first: I missed you, too. I missed you very much, actually. It was lonely without you around. After all those days spent complaining that you guys were too much to handle, I felt like a mom who had finally…
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The 4th Annual Valentine’s Day Squishy Entry
Happy Valentine’s Day. Every year I say it. And every year I resent it just a bit less. I guess you’re finally growing on me, sweetie. [db] I’ve been saving up For this night For such a long time. I made reservations at that place the place we call “ours” the one we claimed a…
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Spiderman
“Where? Oh, God! Get him off me!” TiVo has changed more than just one aspect of my life. I’m not naming any names, but there were boys screaming in my living room the other day. I heard the word, “Spider!” screeched, and I thought perhaps I was needed to remove a spider from the room.…
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Randomly
I have this thing about going to parties where I don’t know everyone there. I’m pretty sure that by the end of the party one of the strangers thinks I’m an asshole. I tend to get pretty loud and excited when I’m with a group of friends because I’m a hyper-active thirteen-year old boy like…