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The Writing

  • You don’t know me

    When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me. (Literally: ass-u-me.) I have always greatly appreciated this little saying. It’s perfectly witty and clever, and as an extra bonus, it’s perfectly true. These days, I’m sick of people assuming when it concerns me. Not only are they making an ass out of Read more

  • Little running M&Ms

    A sea of M&Ms took off as the gun sounded. Someone had carefully organized them into neat rows by color and then with the pull of the trigger they were mixed back together as if someone had shoved the rows with their giant hands. They ran by me and stirred up mud and sweat along Read more

  • A fantastic weekend

    For the past month, I have been telling myself that the weekend I am experiencing right now could either be the best weekend of my life, or the very worst. It turned out better than I ever dreamed it could. The obstacles I was to face this weekend seemed dark and ominously tall all throughout Read more

  • Thanks, Yanks!

    I knew today was going to be a great day the moment it turned 12:00 AM. The Yankees had just won the world series and then my birthday began. I went to bed but ended up reading until about 12:30. Pandora played “Free Fallin’” covered by John Mayer to wake me up this morning. I Read more

  • Sweet Little Sixteen

    I have watched all of my friends turn sixteen. Some of them are seventeen now, even eighteen. But, I’m still fifteen. Until Thursday rolls around. I miss a lot when I blink my eyes. Sometimes when I’m riding shotgun to a  parent or one of my brothers,  I blink and miss something big. Something life-threatening. Read more

  • Sleepy Hollow(een)

    Things are only a big deal if you make them into one. This applies to certain days, too. They’re only a big deal if you make them one. Kind of like today. Happy Halloween. Big whoop. It was fun when we were little. My mom made our costumes (I don’t think she EVER bought one) Read more