Seriously, I seem to be going days without posting lately! Since I don't have anything new that I can feasibly share right now, I thought I'd tell a little story, inspired by a friend who asked a really weird question: You wake up in a bathtub (one of those old school ones, in the middle of a room with claw feet), and you have NO idea where you are. There is no door, only a window in the center … [Read more...]
Letter To My Teenage Angst: 10-Year Time Capsule
24 June 2011 By 6 Comments
Hi there, hon. Please... put that down for just a second and listen. I promise these words offer hope. You're in a terrible place right now, I know it. You're struggling with who you are as a person, as a daughter, as a friend, and as a child on the brink of adulthood. You have these grand ambitions and ideas for your life, but you feel inhibited by fears and doubts. I'll tell you right now, … [Read more...]
Dreams of Euphorbia pulcherima
14 April 2011 By Leave a Comment
Though it was a poinsettia I'd had since Christmas, it was no longer a plant I recognized. The stems were bare save for a few leaves that desperately held on, and as I cupped the base of the planter with my hands, the remaining few slipped away to death. I struggled with my feelings for a bit -- it had lasted longer than any others this Christmas, but I wanted it to last forever, for it to be … [Read more...]
Stephanie Fox
