What mundane moments give you pause and remind you that you’re this living, breathing meat- and blood-filled mechanism run by a fatty, brilliant blob and a beating knot of muscles kept safe in a cage of bones along with these air-filled flaps that allow your fleshy throat and lips to mutter, to cry, to scream, to shout, and to sing?
Read MoreThe 3-Day Novel Contest, Take 2
Howdy friends! This month has been so busy. Work-related responsibilities are ramping up with the start of the new academic year, I just went on a quick vacation to the other side of the state, I just accepted a new position at work, a friend of mine is getting married and I’m the maid of honor so I need to get a few ducks in a row on my end, AND I just completed my second attempt at the 3-Day Novel Contest hosted by volunteers affiliated with Geist magazine every Labor Day weekend.
Read MoreReunion
…Speaking of fun in the sun, I thought this month would be a good time to share a song that I stumbled across that reminded me of the chaos and gossip of family barbecues, children running around, and in general the mayhem that ensues when large families or extended families gather together. Apparently this song - "Reunion" by Bobbie Gentry - recently appeared on Fargo, so that's why it appeared in the digital milieu.
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