welcome to my world of written word.
by c.h.ha
prime faux pas example
August 22nd, 2008 by Christine
I just wrote sympathy cards to both JC and TK but can’t send them off quite yet because the only stamps I have in my stationery kit say “Happy Birthday!” Somehow I don’t think that’s appropriate.
coincidence
August 21st, 2008 by Christine
It’s dawn, and the heavy rain and thunder woke me an hour ago. I tried to go back to sleep but couldn’t. So I got up and was on the computer when I got 2 emails at the exact same time stating the grandmothers of 2 different friends passed away today. The friends are from [...]
old lady syndrome
August 15th, 2008 by Christine
Yesterday was the informal orientation hosted by the Association of Graduate Creative Writers (AGCW). It was less painful that I expected, and I actually made some “friends.” (As UP points out, I apparently never get excited about anything anymore because I’m an old lady.) But it was good to not feel so lost, to cling [...]
pms = pre-semester mood swings
August 14th, 2008 by Christine
Lately I find myself on a see-saw of moods. Standing on the rocky shore during a Seattle sunset watching them skip rocks on the glassy surface was euphoric. And then a moment later, and I’m frustrated with what I once thought was a call to freedom: school and all that it brings.
I had [...]
homeward bound
August 8th, 2008 by Christine
JS sent me a link to this article in the Houston Chronicle telling of a fatal bus crash north of Dallas late last night. The bus was carrying many Vietnamese Catholics making their way from Houston to Missouri where there is an annual religious festival honoring the Virgin Mary, patron saint of refugees. The bus [...]