Tag Archives: More about Me

Ultimate Lows

The other night I was out with some new friends and I found myself doing things that I’ve never done before. These weren’t bad things, I don’t think. But because my company was unfamiliar I found myself eventually saying things that weren’t quite me. That was a bad thing. I actually reached an ultimate low [...]

Families and Trees

I am basking in the blessing of family. Family here, family there, family everywhere. I spent a huge amount of my teens and early twenties surrounded by friends. After my dad died I was shipped off to boarding school and that’s where I made my own family. I mean… I saw my real family on [...]

Anne Sexton and me

“The great theme is not Romeo and Juliet… The great theme we all share is that of becoming ourselves, of overcoming our father and mother, of assuming our identities somehow.”
-from Anne’s early introduction for “The Double Image”

I’m reading Anne Sexton’s biography which is really a compilation of letters she wrote to people and then excerpts [...]

Never Alone

I can’t remember learning how to ride a bike. Not fully at least. I think it all started with my brother being able to do a ba-million more things on his two wheeler than I could do on my 4. I can’t remember if it took me a while of falling and getting back up [...]

Post Secret

Post Secret: Sometimes I like things I probably shouldn’t. Like the word fuck. It’s a bomb, I know it is. But mostly I just crack up when people use it. When used too much it becomes a burden. But just enough and it can punctuate the most superficial display of emotion with a tinge of [...]

and Frankenstein said “I’m Alive!”

So it’s been a couple weeks since my graduation but in light of Oshkosh and all that travel I really haven’t had a chance to sit down and absorb my great accomplishment. I graduated from College yall! Most would think this is an easy feat. They would expect me to have this kind of excitement [...]