my childhood is split into memories of many places early: South Carolina wrapped in memories of the ocean trees and hills playing in the red clay with lizards and toads Baha’i Feast with just two families (homefront pioneers) wrapped in…
Month: September 2008
I never have more than five minutes to write. If there were more minutes there would be more pages. Forgetting more than remembering. My feet ache with two miles walked under heavy bags, with the feeling of concrete next to…
My friend Ronnie recently asked me to join a project that he started with Baha’i friends from several different countries. There are 6 of us, from London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Singapore, and Chicago (me). Every week we each…
the waves of the salty blue-green sea lifted me in my turmoil and tears you joined me and I can’t forget that. I needed laughter there was too much heartache you whispered and there was peace in the stars. There…
I’ve had time to read a few books. I think that it has been nine months since I last wrote about my reading list, so it has had time to pile up a bit. In addition to the books listed…
There was this man that we saw every day. He was neither young nor old, tall or short. Slightly balding, with a mustache, the kind of man that would blend into the background. He walked up the four steps to…
I got hungry when we came home from Baha’i Feast tonight at 11 pm. Being the slightly ridiculous person that I am when it comes to food, I decided to get creative. Ingredients: chopped onions & ginger ground beef quinoa…
Well hey, look at that. My birthday kind of surprised me this year (that might be a first). This is me at 9 days old. I still have that blanket. It is, of course, in perfect condition. I was born…
The weekend before last I drove to Kansas City with some friends for the wedding that we now call “Lovefest 2008”, otherwise known as Andrew & Erin’s wedding. Here are some things that I learned: – You can’t rent a…