From 2021 The ice cold wind gives me no favors. It burns my lungs the way I imagine a cigarette would. It feels like knives are cutting off my airways when I try to inhale. In these moments I feel my incapabilities fully. The pain from the air shoots through my chest as I tryContinue reading “January Walk”
Category Archives: Writing
What Would Joan Didion Do?
“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” Joan Didion When I read on Twitter last Thursday that Joan Didion had died, I was shocked. I kept on thinking, Joan Didion is dead. I don’t know whyContinue reading “What Would Joan Didion Do?”
November
Tomorrow would have been my birthday had I been born on my due date. I’m writing this the night before thanksgiving. It’s strange to think in an alternate universe, my birthday falls on a national holiday every few years instead of in late August. I think I would feel gypped if I had to celebrateContinue reading “November”
A Reminder
Autumn arrived when I wasn’t looking. I was too busy adjusting and daydreaming to see the beauty that was emerging around me. I didn’t feel the anticipatory feeling of my favorite season the way I’m used to. On Saturday, I looked out my window and the leaves were bright yellow! I stopped in shock andContinue reading “A Reminder”
Trip to Greenville
A few weeks ago, I took a day trip with my aunt and uncle up to Greenville, Maine. We drove around and had lunch near the lake at a place called the Stress Free Moose. We entered the restaurant and the bar was packed with people. On a Tuesday afternoon! We ate outside and people-watchedContinue reading “Trip to Greenville”
Reading By The Lake
Late September, early fall, crisp in the air. Center Pond, Maine, late-afternoon. I sit by the lake with a jacket and boots on, kindle in my hand. The leaves across the way are changing. The slight breeze in the air drops the temperature, but the sun blaring in my eyes allows some warmth to stay.Continue reading “Reading By The Lake”
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Thoughts I Had at Sunset Cliffs
The other day, I walked around Sunset Cliffs and people-watched. Here are some of the thoughts I had while I was there. These people on the rocks were jumping in then somehow getting back up on the rocks. I wouldn’t jump in but I watched in awe from afar at those who felt brave enoughContinue reading “Thoughts I Had at Sunset Cliffs”
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