Maybe he wasn’t into the way I kissed, or smelled. Or maybe the body pillow convo really had been a deal breaker for him. I felt like a heartbroken teenager. Fuck this I’m outta here. Being blown off is bad enough, but at a fetish party? Ouch. I went home and stayed up till...
Emily sat at the table, staring off into space. She had lost track of all time and feeling. Only one thing occupied her mind. "I have to get to Archie! I must go to Jamaica!" Her mind raced with ideas. If she traveled as a woman, her father would surely find her and make...
staring off into space … the green paint dripping onto the paper. He was getting worse. Mr. Johnson painted a sun. Elaine said it was an orange and his feelings were hurt. An argument ensued and they were escorted to the snack room. Every week the same. Some days Lily struggled with...
first man and woman in space and Earth orbit, put the first animal in space, moon impact and spacewalk, race rover, interplanetary probe, photo of the side of the moon, space station, and unmanned lunar soft landing. Russia
We weren’t yet ready to brave the airport and the enclosed space of an airplane cabin, but we wanted to celebrate my 60th in a big way. Whatever would we do? Credit Kip for the suggestion: a drive to Cumberland Island National Seashore, off the coast of southern Georgia. On the way...
In this recipe, I was trying to use up a carton of whipping cream before it goes off. Because food waste is not cool! The resultant cake was tender, and moist (sorry for the word “moist”). I’ve topped the cake with some chocolate ganache which used up even more whipping cream. ...
We’re late getting into Minneapolis, and I try to get off the train for some air. The card players do too, and one of them at least is very drunk. His name is Frank and he keeps trying to get the other one–Jim? Tad?–into an argument about the 49ers vs. the Green Bay Packer...
off to a very unpredictable future that was staring me in the face. The future is always unpredictable but in this case the reality of it felt exacerbated by the events in our lives. Despite the crazy circumstances of the past year, I still found the time and space to really enjoy you ...
I am fortunate insofar that I really rarely fall sick. I may have one or two off days but I usually bounce back fairly quickly; life never even misses a beat, I am none worse for wear. I do my fair share to stay healthy: I eat fairly well, loads of vegetables, fruits and juice....
I end up staring at white walls and don’t maximize anything other than the amount of hours I’ve utterly wasted in my life. Which makes me even more depressed. A vicious cycle. [ETA March 2015: This paragraph and several of the sentiments below do not longer apply to me as I ...