I saw Dad claw his left shoulder and slide to the hardwood floor. Enormous ambulance men simultaneously asked me what happened and shoved me aside. Since then, I swore I’d never fall into the habit, but being part of Sam’s everything came to include cigarettes. Suddenly they were around the house, in my purse, constantly…
Today, I check the box To choose what’s best for me I elect to never settle I stand by a vote of confidence in myself I’ll speak if I want to I’ll smile if I want to I’ll leave if I want to You can tilt your head You can wonder how I’m so sure…
Along came November, not a single expectation in sight. Before was October, skeptical that you’d text, but managing a word here or there. In September there was some hope, some rebalancing and figuring out where we fit each other. August was our bittersweet denouement, spending every possible moment together, as if that could ward off…
There seems to be some magical age when a kiss becomes significant. Most people’s actual first kiss doesn’t “count” because it happened in the kindergarten sandbox, before they really knew what it meant. And then there’s me. I’ve always told myself my first kiss didn’t “count” because it happened with another girl, even though we’d…
Basically small-town Arco, Idaho in a nutshell. For more doors from all over the world, check out Norm’s Thursday Doors linkup.
After 14 states checked off and almost 3700 miles driven, Matt and I arrived in Ithaca, NY to move in and start the school year. I’d never even seen our new house or met our two other housemates before moving in, so I was a little nervous and a lot excited. Turns out I absolutely…
What it is: The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye is a fairytale filled with princesses, animal friends, spells, and whimsy. It tells the story of Amy, whose gift from her fairy godmother is to be ordinary, instead of extremely beautiful or charming or graceful like her sisters. When no prince wants to marry her, she runs away…
You can’t operate a coffee shop in a power outage, so they scribbled a note, turned the sign around, and hopefully enjoyed their day off. Taken in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. (Psst, if you’re tired of Vancouver doors photos, you’re in luck–this is my last one. If you’re not, see the whole series here.) For more…
So you’ve found yourself on a cross-country road trip, and now you have to keep yourself entertained for long hours in the car. The license plate game and 20 Questions are classics, but it’s more fun to think outside the box. Here’s what Matt and I suggest for passing the time: 1. Play the Cow…
What it is: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a dystopia/sci-fi novel set in the 2040s. The world has become a complete wasteland due to human overconsumption, and people stay sane by escaping to the virtual reality world of the OASIS, created by a man named James Halliday who releases a quest after his death…
Victim to Charm 