In honor of the holidays, here's an extra long entry in which I detail a slow dance with a boy, Forrest Gump, and how much I love middle school. Merry Christmas!Saturday, June 3rd, 1995Dear Diary,Before I go into school and the dance and my weekend. I'd like to share something- a phrase: "Your destiny is determined … Continue reading Mortification Monday
Bad Poetry Friday
Famous (c. 1997?) I want to be famous act senseless be unruly forget my schooling funny how selfish I can be can you see me on TV? I'll be the crazy whore on prime time make everyone mine with a flick of a wrist change the scripts Soap Queen Saturday Night Sweetheart stealing the … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
My Favorite Favorites of 2013
All month the interwebs have been aflutter with the best books of the year list. PW has one. So does EW. And of course there was #libfaves13 on Twitter. This got me thinking about the books I loved this year. So here goes (in no particular order) 1. Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown because sometimes … Continue reading My Favorite Favorites of 2013
Mortification Monday (another late edition)
Wednesday, May 31, 1995 Dear Diary, Let me start with Mon- I ran like 3 miles and roller bladed 1 mile. At 9:30 I got a call from Valerie my pen pal. It was so neat to hear her voice. I miss her. We're going to camp the same week but different areas. I'll get … Continue reading Mortification Monday (another late edition)
Bad Poetry Friday (a Saturday Special)
Untitled (c. 1998) Beautiful girl you act so dumb taking pills to rid the pain even though he doesn't love you I do now alone in a hospital room you're dying because of your infatuation you won't win him back he prefers white trash the more you lose the less you have to gain you're … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday (a Saturday Special)
Rejection Playlist Volume 3, Track 10 “I Don’t Love Anyone”
This Belle and Sebastian song has been around awhile but I only recently heard it on the GIRLS soundtrack (which is AMAZEBALLS) and it's been haunting me in a good way ever since. In addition to this being perfect for the playlist, it's also quite handy to sing to yourself in line at the post … Continue reading Rejection Playlist Volume 3, Track 10 “I Don’t Love Anyone”
Mortification Monday (on Tuesday)
Better late than never, right? May 28, 1995Dear Diary,My sister is such a pain! She lies and tries to get me in trouble. We're at Grandma's house . It is fun because she is nice , we get to go swimming, and I get to see my aunt and cousin. Last night I had to share … Continue reading Mortification Monday (on Tuesday)
Rejection Playlist Volume 3, Track 9 “Comeback Story”
I think if there were a song that could describe me best in this moment in time, it would be The Kings of Leon song "Comeback Story." It really captures the raw emotional journey of my writing process. Picking up the pieces of the world I know With one in the fire and one … Continue reading Rejection Playlist Volume 3, Track 9 “Comeback Story”
Bad Poetry Friday
Bruised (2/11/1998) Immense red and blue bruised her see her tears fall like liquid satin down velvet skin Notes: This particular atrocity is brought to you by a magnetic poetry set.
NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up
I was all set to post another track in the Rejection Playlist but then this happened late last night (10:04 p.m. to be exact)This means I've now kicked NaNoWriMo's ass for the fifth consecutive year.The NaNoWriMo novel I wrote this year (The Summer That Nothing Happened) is shitty at best. But I know that at … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up
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