This is fiction. As I was saying, the party wasn't for her birthday at all. I had gotten the details of the invitation mixed up with the ones for a different party. Who can ever tell, now that my calendar is kept on my phone, and when I enter an event into it and someone talks … [Read more...]
Self Reflection
When I sit at my desk to write, pay bills, sign permission slips, find recipes, or try to get the cat off of my lap, I often look to my left to get lost in the view as I'm thinking. Thinking is hard. To my left is a window. I leave the curtains open so I can get distracted … [Read more...]
How the Magical Becomes Ordinary
I've been thinking about ordinary things. Everyday objects we take for granted. I glanced to my left: there was my iPhone on the desk, sitting there reflecting the wall and ceiling, my little black mirror. I remember life before it. I remember everyone else getting one before me, … [Read more...]
Dishes are Done, Man
My kids are super into memes. What's a meme, you ask? I used to know what it was. Someone would slap bold text on a photo, it would go fairly viral, and boom, that's a meme. I made one myself a while ago: Oh no. It's going to rain again. #stormwatch2014 A post shared by … [Read more...]
Starbucks Blonde, Breaking the Rules
Starbucks Blonde Espresso has a reputation to uphold. This is an ordinary Starbucks coffee cup. Actually, it’s obvious that this one isn't ordinary. It’s part of the advertising campaign for Starbucks' new blonde espresso. As a late-in-life blonde myself, I wonder if I should … [Read more...]