“Teacher, what is this?” One of my English as a Second Language students was pointing to a phrase on a worksheet I’d just handed out. Answering machine. I thought for a moment, deciding to try and explain it using words she might already know in English, with hand gestures to help me along. “When I … Continue reading
My grandfather gave me his old Canon 35mm camera when I was a teenager. I used it a lot. I loved black and white film. I have artsy pictures of my friends hanging out in a truck bed, images from mission trips in Costa Rica and Mexico and Syria, quirky snapshots of people walking away … Continue reading
Last week, I stopped by a liquor store to pick up some vodka for homemade vanilla that we’re making for Christmas gifts. I stood in front of the giant wall of clear liquid that (literally) all looks the same, completely flummoxed. I’m not sure the employee appreciated my question as to whether the “cheapie vodka” … Continue reading
Trampolines are fun I can float like a seagull Sometimes I piddle I am so tired Every day, all of the time Why can’t I sleep in? We went on a run We all walked most of the time My knee is swollen I repeat myself. I will tell the same story … Continue reading
I don’t really like descriptive words that end in “y”, so I would never use the word ‘flirty’ to describe myself. Also, I’ve literally snot-bubbled in front of cool kids and trapped my acid farts in the car of a boy that I liked so…I would never use the word “flirty” to describe myself, even … Continue reading
Did you know that, in some countries, you are considered 1 year old when you are born? It’s true. Sometimes, refugee families come in to my work and they tell me that the child with the pacifier and the diaper who is barely verbal is three years old. So, then we have to get the … Continue reading
You know, when I was younger, I had some strange ideas about birthday parties. When I was 18, a small group of friends and I donned eighties prom dresses climbed into Methuselah, an ancient RV that my parents had co-bought with some family friends, and we drove to eat dinner at El Chico in the … Continue reading
Last, year, around my birthday, I picked up one of these: It’s a “One Line a Day” journal. You write one line a day everyday for five years so you can see how you’ve changed or what you were doing specifically. (Also, last year, I wrote this blog.)I usually write in it at night so … Continue reading
Yep. That’s right. I turned the big…..Wait a minute. I’m not going to put my age on the internet (collective sigh from the identity thieves who are following my blog- searching for clues to cheat me out of my pocket change). Let’s just say that if you rounded my age to the nearest ten, it would … Continue reading
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