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4:40 a.m. I spoke to his back: “I need you to love me.” I heard the exhalation that meant he was instantly awake and smiling. He turned onto his back and pulled me to his chest. “I’m down,” I said....
Prepare for intense mixed metaphors. I've determined that human interaction brings out the worst in me. I feel as if I've been regressing and mutating into a grasping, internal-fit-pitching little...
When I read my own journals from several years ago, the parts I like most are the daily details: what I was reading, what I ate for dinner, what came in the mail, and what I bought at the grocery...
I was eight. I remember being on plane next to my dad on our way to his parents' house for Christmas. He was telling me that he'd bought tickets to a musical for Mom as a Christmas gift. I asked...
I wrote this for the introductory discussion in the current American literature class I'm teaching: When I studied creative writing as a graduate student, I realized how important contemporary...
I wrote this for the introductory discussion in the creative writing class I'm teaching: Writing, along with reading, is what I anticipate and hope for each day. I work hard through the day in...
When I was sixteen, I had a sort of personal renaissance: a respite from dark, pressuring thoughts and feelings and a sudden acknowledgement of myself as a person--an interesting person. I had...
I began a new journal today, a pink, black, and ivory one with the words Live, Laugh, Love, and Journal on the cover. I think of journal as the fourth imperative verb there. On the first page, I...
Birthdays are so brief. I like to think of them as sort of sprinkling over a whole week. My twenty-seventh birthday was on Friday, June 15, and I thought it should at least last through the...
I cant believe my birthday was a month ago. I had a pretty major depression crash a couple of days ago--my library books were late because of the fire, and the car flood ruined two of the books. I...
"...once a child starts to think of himself this way, its almost impossible for the image--I think thats the right word here--to be changed." ~Madeleine LEngleReading this in A Circle of Quiet made...
This was another cold day in the spring semester, but the sun flooded our living room. I found this cardigan at Target. The ribbon and ruffles around the buttons made me ignore that voice that so...
I wore this to work in the spring when that crazy cold spell came. Its hard to believe that memory now when North Carolina is boiling. Seasons are always a shock and wonder to me. Does the sun...
In the interest of really living where we live, Josh and I set out a couple of months ago to explore downtown Fayetteville. We just happened to drive right into the Dogwood Festival.I love this...
You wont believe whats happened. I dont. But for the first time in ten days, I feel calm. I even woke up smiling before I opened my eyes. Right now, Oliver is asleep beside me, his check against my...
As we drove downtown in April to explore, Josh looked over at me and said, "You look like a sparkly playtime princess." I loved that. He had not seen me dressed up much unless it was for work.A...
Just before my birthday each year, I like to ponder what Ive accomplished and enjoyed. I do this to feel like Ive earned the year and am ready for another.While I have been twenty-six, Ive*read...
Image: http://pinterest.com/pin/22658804344835994/A few days ago, I realized that I started this blog in early June of last year. I was six months pregnant, living in a two-story house just shy of...
Image: http://aberforths-goats.tumblr.com/post/24328371099 I took a long time to learn that joy and contentment come from details and moments. Many people say so, but learning it isnt as easy as...
I have always been melancholy. It is a major aspect of my personality as are being quiet and somewhat isolated. Depression was probably with me from age ten through age nineteen, with a respite...
According to the calendar, summer hasnt begun yet. But today was the first day of my two quiet months with my love and my little love.Ive just turned my calendar to June. The page shows a young...
Today (technically yesterday, according to the clock) was my full-time day until August 1. Starting on Monday, Ill be teaching three online classes. Ill certainly be busy, but Im hoping that the...
Tonight, Josh had taken Oliver to his crib and was sitting on the floral couch while I read and ate peanut butter fudge cookies in the big green chair.Josh said, "You are a tiny mouse sitting on a...
(Image: http://landofthestars.tumblr.com/page/8)I found this post draft with only my name and the images. I think I started it before Oliver was born. Even though I didnt find an actual letter,...
*Stepping over a bouncer and swing to get to the bathroom.*Baby Bee wash on the counter.*A blue booger sucker and a tiny hat in my purse.*A plush turtle on my nightstand.*A preemie outfit in my...
I tried on this skirt just for fun. I was so excited over the discovery that I like full skirts, and of course, I like polka dots. But this skirt is far funkier than anything Id normally wear. But...
Thank goodness dressy capris exist. I definitely had a tired start on this day.I wore this purple and lavender stripe shirt on Easter as well. Gloomy weather bothers me. I get sluggish, sleepy, and...
I had all-day registration on this day, so I wanted to be comfortable. I also needed a break from fanciness after all my work events. Dressing somewhat casually but still appropriately can be...
I wore this for a brief literary magazine presentation I gave to all the faculty, staff, and administration at my school. Of course, I wanted to look professional (but creative), but I also needed...
Today, I told Josh, "I want to really live here."Ive often felt that we havent really lived in and experienced our homes and towns. We would let work and tiredness overtake us. In Monroe, we did...
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