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I went to bed at 6:45 p.m. last night. I woke from 1 a.m. – 2 a.m. and wrote the blog, plus a few other things. Then I slept from 2 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. I woke with a new vision, seeing as how [...]

Here is why I haven’t been able to write in scene or in narrative exposition for the blog lately: 1. The smooch buddy spends the weekend on the mountain with me. I find that we can share the [...]

After a generous, hour-long phone conference with my advisor (at her suggestion), she told me that my thesis “could be turned in today and be approved…The only thing that remains now is to work [...]

The camera is unscathed, but when I hooked it up to my laptop it automatically started downloading pictures that Terrell had taken during this few days of “ownership.” It was sad, really, peaking [...]

The sheriff calls and the camera was found when Daisy searched Terrell’s room. He says to go on by their house on my way home from work to pick it up. He says the boy was on probation and has [...]

It all started with the flat tire I got a few weeks ago. I made it to the bottom of the driveway, stopped to put on the spare, and the neighbors pulled up. These are the neighbors who everyone in [...]

Out of 18 lyrical essays submitted in the first draft of my thesis, two have to go and two need major revisions. A handful of others need better titles. After that, the nonfiction part of my [...]

Andrew Bird, my favorite musician, got his first byline in the New York Times today. Here’s a link to his excellent, brief post about the creative and compositional process for his songs. [...]

It took two solid days of rest before and after work, no coffee or sugar or sweeteners of any kind, no homework, no nada, and by this evening, finally, I feel more like myself. The entire clay [...]

Bad sick. Still.