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Ah, Poetry

Poetry as a genre will always hold a special place in my heart.  I remember as an English Lit major, taking survey courses that unfolded the world of literature.  The courses painstakingly distinguished certain periods of writing and the themes … Continue reading

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Books with the book expert

I may have mentioned that the workout buddy’s parents own a rare and used book establishment called Clayton Fine Books.  I have a deep fascination with the books that Clayton Fine Books owners Cam and Donna, have collected.  As many … Continue reading

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The Fourth Book: A Writer’s Writer

Elizabeth Costello is a serious character. I didn’t realize this when I first picked up the fourth book in my book project, named after said character, and written by J.M. Coetzee. In fact, I didn’t know anything about the book … Continue reading

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Update: We’re Living in a 1940s Household

We moved in the beginning of August from Bloomingdale to Capitol Hill. I previously mentioned that the move unburdened me from a burgeoning anxiety about this spot on the west curb corner near our house where people would drop things … Continue reading

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The 3rd book and hiatus

I “recently” finished sometime in 2012, I think in July, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, famed author of Seabiscuit (which is mentioned in Unbroken) and famed author of…Unbroken.  Apparently, whatever Ms. Hillenbrand writes is golden and I can see why.  This … Continue reading

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The Second Book

How many times have I commented to Kelsey, “Blogging is so hard,” to which she’s responds one of two ways, “Truth,” or, “It really is.” Whenever I feel the sentiment about the difficulties of blogging, I almost always think of … Continue reading

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Repository for Lots of Things, Including Problems

The neighbors, or whoever “they” are that drop off stuff on the curb near my house in Bloomingdale are very busy these days bringing stuff to the curb.  And whoever takes that stuff away therefore has also been very busy. … Continue reading

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Mystery Solved. The Problem: Who’s Gonna Clean it Up?

You’ve all been to my house. You know I’m not a neat freak. You know you’ll come to a cozy home, lots of food on hand and I’ll put a glass of wine in your hand while we’re hugging hello. … Continue reading

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Book Project Update: I finished a book!

Social media helps us chronicle the passage of time so that, unless we journal or keep a detailed calendar, we might not have noticed the comings and goings of some things in our lives.  Not that these things are insignificant, … Continue reading

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Chair as Art. Art as Chair.

So, the air conditioner and the second chair disappeared and this little piece of art work showed up one day…  

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