May 2013
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May 25th
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May 22nd
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bookboundlaurel asked: I have a very adorable wire fox terrier named Livvy. She is a rescue (like Watson?). The pictures of Watson running and exploring off-leash baffle me—how did you train him to come back to you? Livvy is too excited by all the wonderful sights and smells of the world and must remain on a leash for her safety. What's your secret? I would love for Livvy to be as free as her distant terrier...
May 22nd
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May 21st
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May 20th
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Two recent dreams I can't stop thinking about
Next to the bright red “C” on my paper, comments from my instructor: “You build a pile of kindling, but never light the fire.” Sitting in front of a fridge with the eggs all out of the carton, the condiments never in the side compartments, all sorts of non-crisper things in the crisper, I organize for hours without making any progress. There’s a metaphor here I...
May 20th
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May 19th
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My Victorian Lady-Heroes
From Alison Winter’s Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain:  “Martineau prided herself on playing ‘reason over passion’ and was touted as one of Britain’s most ‘mannish’ women. She was certainly one of the most public and well traveled. Barrett thought of herself as driven by feeling, was becoming known in this period as one of the most womanly of writers, and was extremely...
May 7th
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Room of Requirement
Today I was looking for bookends. “Have you checked the secret closet outside, past the stairs, next to the boiler room?” asked Librarian Jason. “I have not.” I went out the loading dock, followed the ramp down, and then further down dark stairs. Just before the boiler room, a secret outdoor closet. Inside, I found all sort of things, but, most importantly, I found...
May 2nd
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April 2013
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Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 5th
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March 2013
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A list of "Drafts," (no subject), lingering,...
Very late last night, looking for a distraction from a prospectus that refused to write itself, I found these strange unfinished notes and email drafts. Some of them were too-many-feelings, and I felt embarrassed or pretentious. Others, I was trying to save for exactly the right moment. And sometimes, I think, I decided to find a snack and never came back. Here they are. All at once. Sorry for the...
Mar 28th
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Mar 24th
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Mar 23rd
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Mar 23rd
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Mar 22nd
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Mar 15th
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Mar 10th
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IT HAS BEEN 56 DAYS SINCE I LAST SAW CONOR. TODAY I AM GOING TO NEW YORK AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO KISS.
Mar 9th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 1st
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