Have you ever taken on an alternate persona?
Last week’s funny first date stories– and, oh I loved them!- reminded of other funny things we get ourselves into when we are young and so today we are exploring […]
What’s the worst date you’ve ever been on?
So, about five years ago, I started a novel that I’ve never finished. It never got finished because other paying gigs came along over the years, and so I’d […]
Noticing Anna
For several years, I was a pretty devoted road cyclist. My dad had been diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of lymphoma and all the waiting, watching, and wondering became too much […]
Milk Money
So, I have not one lick of three-dimensional creativity. My brother, sister, and I ended up with fairly disparate talents as it turns out. My brother is the athlete and […]
I Got My Hair Did
Funny that Friday’s class is on Alterations to the Self. We’ll be looking at the ways we alter our bodies (tattoos, piercings, weight lifting, steroids, hair dying, and CERTAINLY hair straightening) and how […]
more questions than answers
So, I’ve been asking myself a lot of questions of late. They go like this… Why did I think it was a good idea to write a 4oo page book? And, […]
Who's underwear are these?
8:30 am Monday morning The phone rings. I see it’s my sister. “What up?” I answer. “I am just praying that somehow when we get to pre-school that Big Bird […]
you do not have to be good
It’s been a week and, sigh, it’s only Wednesday afternoon (when I am writing this post). There have been lots of big things going on at home (a lil’ birthday […]
Thank you, servicemen and servicewomen.
My father is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He did two long (what war tour doesn’t feel long?) tours in Vietnam, continued to serve in the military until his […]
Two Years of Hijas Americanas
Tuesday, May 5th is the 2 year anniversary of the Hijas Americanas blog. For awhile the blog was all things Hijas Americanas and in two years, it’s grown to include insights […]
