“@the Dentist with Dodi Holmes”
I feel as though my teeth are sharper because they’re cleaner. Can that be true? Or were they filed while I was strapped to the chair? With all the […]
Tag Archives: Pointlessness
“Enough”
“Enough” (an anti-poem! < ?) It started simply enough, a shy look, a corner glance. A forceful meeting of the eyes. Quick, casual, enough to be drawn in. Hungry curiosity, […]
“The Birthmark”
(It’s probably not gross.) I don’t know why I had these thoughts today. In the vain attempt (it means two things!) to get some sun on my skin, I walked […]
“One of Life’s Essay Questions”
I am furiously set in learning from this course “How to Write Amazing Children’s Stories” by Alison Mott and I have until the end of tonight to absorb (or write […]
“How Some Things are Done”
If you’re a writer, then you know that sometimes the most paralyzing thing is the lack of a “good first line.” And it’s true, when you have that “Eureka!” moment […]
“Something Resembling Logic”
(or a “logicoid” in medicine) I’ve reached that horrible point where I’ve force-flexed my imagination on one subject for so long that the imagination itself is sore. I can only […]
“Tofu and the Thousand Incredible Onions”
My grandmother tells a story about her first husband, my late grandfather, James Roberts, who asked her for an onion pie. She had never heard of anything like that, nor […]
“Hang a Shingle”
Have you ever heard this expression? I forget where I picked it up, though I always misquoted it as “Hang a plank.” The meaning is the same, hang something on […]
“O, What a Noble Mind is Here O’erthrown!”
-Ophelia, “Hamlet,” Shakespeare, 1599-1602 I happen to like that speech of Ophelia’s. She was supposed to be Hamlet’s bride, but he went “mad” with grief. In turn, that sparked Ophelia’s […]
“Do Not Ask for Whom the Dough Rises…”
It’s been almost a month since I had pizza last! That doesn’t seem incredible, but once upon a time, that was my business and I ate it everyday. I even […]
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