The 4:00 A.M. Saga of the Lansing Half Marathon

April 23, 2012

Sometimes I decide late in the game of a given thing that I want to participate. Online sales, local events…you name it. This time, I decided ridiculously late in the game that I wanted to run the half marathon at the Lansing Marathon weekend. I decided it at 10:30 on Saturday night, four and a [...]

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The Haircut

March 20, 2012

Last Wednesday, I spent a good part of the day feeling bad about my face. Recently I have been feeling slow and big. My summery clothes don’t fit like I’d prefer. I really can’t complain too much, but let’s face it, people complain and feel bad on occasion and last Wednesday was my day. I [...]

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That Really Thin Line Between Dreaming and Being Awake

March 15, 2012
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Noise, Noise, Noise (or Going to a Conference)

March 5, 2012

Last Thursday Jack and I got into his car and we drove to Chicago to go to AWP 2012. AWP is the Association of Writers & Writing Programs and each year they put on a giant conference and every so often it’s in Chicago, and that is when I go to AWP. The last time I [...]

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Things That Sit Creepily in the Night

January 24, 2012
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The Disturber

January 17, 2012

Sometimes you accompany your mom to presentations that she is giving around the state of Michigan. This usually involves a trip via minivan ranging from 30 minutes to five hours, carrying various tubs and yoga mats, and working from a laptop computer in the 6:00 darkness of a hotel room. You like riding in the [...]

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