Finally, my wife had mercy on me and took the little hand grenade to the guest bedroom. I woke up, alone, at six in the morning. Drunk on depression. I wandered in to the guest bedroom to say good bye. Julie rolled over and baby Hannah, who formerly had the facial expressions of a...
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I put these socks on tonight, because the only place to work undisturbed on my history homework was my chilly attic bedroom. Moments after I had slipped on the blue and yellow/grayish wool-blends, I felt the cold, hard tile of an empty church hallway beneath my feet. The picture in my...
George took to painting with an awe-inspiring level of passion and commitment, even changing the spare bedroom of his home into a studio. How I envied him, as in my own home I had neither the space nor the funds for such a luxury. His painting equipment was comprehensive. George housed...
Particularly important here as well is the Believers’ expanded notion of community beyond the “human” that is evidenced in particular characters’ devotions to their horses, Camagu’s refusal to kill the snake of his totem that appears in his bedroom, and especially Zim’s love of and ...
Do you want to make money with your home?Airbnb is a fun way to make moneyon the side while meeting world travelers at the same time. You may have a spare bedroom, finished basement or guesthouse to rent. The best part is that you don’t have to buy rental property to get started...
A long-haired calico cat padded out of one of the bedroom doors and came over to rub up against Lucinda’s legs. “Hallo, Paisley.” Lucinda set down her bags and crouched to stroke the cat’s silky fur. Instantly, the cat began to purr, butting her head against Lucinda’s knee, ...
and my roommate was a file clerk. We managed to keep a pretty nice 2-bedroom apartment with hardwood floors and crown moulding, in the Fairfax District, with no significant struggles, and also no financial help from our parents. We were pursuing our careers (me in the arts and performance...
Laura began the business from her bedroom in Sheffield, originally printing messages onto tote bags with foam letters she'd cut out by hand and dipped in fabric paint. It's now a major online operation offering a range of products, all based around adding positivity to every day. These ...
Now I was a young girl, my mother was dead, but Pappaw’s mall-walking habit lived on, and without fail, I’d hear him from the front bedroom just off the den as he sat down on the fireplace hearth and strapped on his navy Velcro walking shoes he’d set out the night before. ...