The first time I met him, I was fully prepared to only have one date with him. Maybe two. Later, after returning home from our first date, my mother asked me what his last name was. “Wunderlich,” I said. “Hmmm. Jennifer Wunderlich,” she purred thoughtfully. “I’m not gonna marry the guy!” Famous last words. I’m still […]
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My life has been punctuated with various things I have said which I never thought I would say. Let’s be honest here; mainly mothering type stuff. Stuff like: “Please don’t dance on the magazines.” “Quit licking your brother.” “Come stick your hand in the dispose-all.” Then there is the ever popular “Let me see your […]
On Drowning @ 37 Today I drown In sorrow ebbing and flowing over the whole of me Drenching hair and skin dripping from tired eyes and lashes running as tepid blood through a weary heart Smothering and saturating and choking me Today I drown In my own tears–salty as brine wetting my ruddy cheeks Rinsing […]
Have I told you that I have a mad crush on Oregon? Yes. The state of Oregon. The whole state. Well, I take that back. Mainly the north-west part. But still. The idea that I have strong affections for a piece of geography is a little strange. And cool. I served an LDS mission to […]
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Daily Gratitudes
First, a thought. “What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’.” ~David Hume Daily Gratitudes for today: 1. Rain. Others wish it away, I am glad it’s here. 2. Dinner, made. Phew! 3. My journal. Loyal companion, friend and closet. In which I keep all of my skeletons. […]
Dear Hope, I don’t know your name or your face or the color of your hair. I don’t know what you smell like or what your laugh sounds like or even how what color you like to paint your nails–if you like to paint them, that is. I can’t pick you out in a crowd, […]
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