Monthly Archives: January 2011

wordy

Some of my favorite words: enigma visceral (I love how this word refers to the gutsy part of your anatomy–your entrails. You can picture them all slippery and veiny, reacting involuntarily and powerfully to situations–joyful, painful, shocking . . . … Continue reading

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enigma

March 20, 2010 Whether it’s one of the central defining aspects of my life or the fact that it’s both tragic and freeing, I’ve embraced enigma. I do not know nor, at this point, have the means to know about … Continue reading

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grapefruit and lemongrass

The clerk breathed in heavily with the packet of soap bars held close to her nose. In that moment there was curiosity, wonder, shameless abandon of check-out speed . . . a savoring. I felt like rooting for her, despite … Continue reading

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