A list of things that I’m super excited about right now:
1) I applied to the M.A. in English program at Gardner-Webb University…to start in January (hopefully, with Coa!). It seems like such a sudden change, but I’ve known for months now that the M.A.T. program isn’t right for me. I don’t want to teach high [...]
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21 Nov
Get excited.
31 Oct
Beauty and Truth, part 3
One year ago today, I started this blog. Happy anniversary to me! This is my 83rd post, which averages to about one every 4.5 days. Not bad at all.
My very first post was a memoir I wrote about a year and a half ago–an exploration on beauty–or the lack thereof–in my life. Interestingly [...]
8 Oct
Happy October!
Things I love about this month:
1. Pumpkin everything–candles burning in my room, bagels and cream cheese at Einstein’s, the literal pumpkin that Michele bought yesterday (we’re going to carve it, as I’ve never carved a pumpkin before).
2. Coffee! “Perfectly Pumpkin” to make in our Keurig at home and Einstein’s new chestnutty “Autumn Roast.” Yum!
3. Cooler [...]
25 Sep
It’s the end of the world as we know it…
or, Ten Things I Love Regarding the Apocalypse and/or Alternative Civilization Societies.
The Victorians in Britain were known for their sensational fiction and ghost stories. Why were these tales so popular during the writers’ lifetimes? The writing reflected an anxiety about the culture: one could be haunted by some secret sin, and a ghost could [...]
4 Sep
We shed what was left of our summer skin.
Back in May, I posted a to-do list for my summer. I expected my summer to unofficially end on August 31, the day classes started back at Converse. Instead, on August 18, I found out I’d be teaching developmental writing at NGU, and every bit of free time I’ve had since then has been spent [...]
21 May
A Summer To-Do List
Summer is here (okay, not officially, but I’m a student–summer starts when spring semester ends!). That means that (theoretically) I have more free time to do stuff that I can’t do during the school year. So I’ve made a to-do list. I’ll post when school starts back in late August, and we’ll see how I [...]
2 Mar
A Snow Day To-Do List
1. Don’t go to work or to class.
2. Stare out the window at all the blinding whiteness and marvel that it’s March 2.
3. Dig out a warm purple hat and matching awesome scarf.
4. Wander around your apartment complex with your roomie/BFF (wearing Converses that leave you with numb feet…).
5. Discover that your apartment has a [...]
7 Feb
The green comes from the frozen ground…
Last night, some friends and I went to Easley to see the play Foxfire. This post is not about that. (The play is good, though, and you should see it if you get the chance.)
At some point in the car, this kid Andrew (whom I just met last night) said the word “forever” but, as [...]
29 Dec
Never Say Never, and Don’t Wait Forever.
I, like so many other people, I’m sure, have this List. The List of Things to Do Before I Die. So important that I even think of it in capital letters. It’s not an uncommon concept, I’ve found. Mandy Moore’s character in A Walk to Remember had one. Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman starred in [...]
