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• your princess isn’t in another castle

  January 30, 2019

  I try not to spend a lot of time around other couples these days. It's not because I have suddenly grown to dislike my husband's friends or my own acquaintances from worship that I see week-to-week. On the contrary; most of them are lovely to talk to and fun to hang about with... for a…

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• intersections

  July 21, 2018

  I met this kid yesterday I can't stop thinking about. Perhaps "kid" isn't the right word. He was young, but old enough to be covered in tattoos. I came into this liquor store that also sold soul food. Some lady around the corner had ordered some steak bites and GrubHub dispatched me to deliver it...

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• what I’ve learned

  July 17, 2018

  Adam and I got married a few weeks ago at a private ceremony in Ohio.  The decision to get married 101 days before our original date was hard-won but turned out for the best. Adam and I were trying to pay for it ourselves. That meant overtime hours, short sleep, "suggestions" from all sides and&h...

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• awakenings;

  May 6, 2018

  Last night, we were in his car, driving around, just chatting about life and a party we had just went to. One of his friends just graduated nursing school, so we came out to celebrate with her and her family. I asked Adam to park on a dark street and we just chilled for awhile--napped,…

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• countdowns

  April 27, 2018

  Adam and I have 127 days before we're getting married. I started finals this week and have 5 days left before I have to put my pencil down and wait for my semester's grades. I filed my taxes on April 17th at 9:02 pm, so my $855 direct deposit should hit before the middle of…

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• reminiscence

  April 12, 2018

  I return to work in 22 minutes but I'd like to share a vignette from an hour ago. I drove to my parents house to eat and do laundry, like any college kid does. I walked up to the door, laundry in hand, and paused at the door momentarily to listen to my mother play…

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• the new milieu

  April 12, 2018

  I returned to university January 2016. I went to community college for 2 semesters 10 years ago. Then there was some weirdness with financial aid that prevented me from continuing. My first year was free as my father filed bankruptcy after the housing market crash and a house fire that destroyed ...

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• 4 years later…

  April 1, 2018

  A short-list of topics that will be covered when I don't have to go to work in 45 minutes: I went back to college for Physics and am 70% done with my degree. My sister died from cancer and my dad had a stroke in 2016. I'm still healing, and helping my family to heal too. I…

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• 01/01/2014

  December 31, 2013

   Fall was eventful, and winter is turning out to be too. My old roommate told me to apply at the gig she works at. It's a huge telemarketing firm. Depending on the department, there are sales or customer service positions with headsets and cubicles to boot. They finally called me back at the...

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