A Jaunt in a Particular Direction

We started off awkwardly. I’ve always felt weird about interviewing people I know well. Since middle school, having assignments like “interview a family member about their childhood” have always daunted […]

Hello Again. I’ve Missed You.

Blogging has not been my top priority lately.  It is funny the way things change when you start graduate school.  I have found myself amidst the chaos of an MFA […]

A Summer Of…

I work for a catering company. The owner is Russian. He is round and short. He does not smile. He is intimidating. And then he speaks and he is even […]

Muhammad Ali and My Dad

My dad sat across from me at the kitchen table. My mom sat in between us at the head of the table. The other head was set against the windowsill […]

A Summer Patio

He has a lovely back patio with wind chimes and a large tree that hangs over from the next-door neighbor’s yard. There is a cool breeze that blows even on […]

Oxytocin makes us cry during movies

My dad cries at movies. Two I can guarantee will bring tears to his eyes are Dances with Wolves and Remember the Titans. When I come over, my mom will […]

Bubba and Bubba

I sat at the dining room table in a green cushioned seat. Tala cooked at the island with the stove top. The house is open so that you could have […]

sun and kitties

We met at the airport. I had to go around twice because he accidentally waited at the Departures curb. He had just arrived. I took the keys out of the […]

A sunny day

The sun cooked my room. I woke up sweaty. I walked down the stairs. I wore a tee shirt and underwear. The two cats followed me. They miss their mom. […]

A morning workout

I sat in her TV room. I call her Bubba, but her name is Tala. It means “little palm tree” in Arabic. We were both still getting used to the […]

Work and Flings.

I brought a client to the ER and she answered questions about how frequently she thought about killing herself. And then she was asked if she had a specific plan. […]

Twinsies

Hannah is my sister’s name. We are twins. I use this fact in many of the icebreakers of my life. I thought icebreakers would stop after college, but they haven’t. […]

A short ending

There is street sweeping on Thursday mornings. Parking on Wednesday nights at 10pm necessitates strategy and walking. Last night I had the pleasure of walking by a house filled with […]

I Have Always Wanted to go to a Bar By Myself

I have always wanted to go to a bar by myself. I once read about a woman who brought a novel by a Russian author to a bar near her […]

The Wrong St Louis

“My mom understands that I am meant to do bigger things in music. I am either meant to do huge things or lead a simple life in a small town […]

I Am a Lot Like Him.

I drive to my childhood home. It has a side door and a vine that my father has to tame every year, before putting Christmas lights up. The side door […]

It went something like this

It moved fast.  We kissed intensely in his car on our first date.  It happened in the parking lot of a 24 hour taco place.  He was eager and not […]