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Personal Essays | The Power of Love & Chocolate Cake

March 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

The romance of a lifetime begins with a slice of famous chocolate cake. [...]

Movie Review | A Monster Calls

December 23, 2016 // 0 Comments

“You do not write your life with words…You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.” – Patrick [...]

Sweatpants & Books | Rene Denfeld | Finding Beauty in the Darkness

January 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Some writers set out to plot their novels with a steadfast plan, notebooks full of outlines, and complex character sketches. For Rene Denfeld, Oregon-based author of the [...]

on Notes from Nanea | Ordinary Sad
21 May 2019
Reading your post this afternoon. Did you look into my heart? My friend from college, now 30+ years ago has pulmonary hypertension and is in failing health. She’s 54 with a limited life expectancy. Yesterday, I sent a picture for cute-as-can-be mason jar shot glasses that I found in a discount store to a former coworker. We’ve kept in touch via FB and messaging. She comments the glasses are cute but she doesn’t drink anymore. Then she txts she has Lupus. The world falls from beneath me. I wondered around the store for maybe another 20 minutes. Numb. Exchanging texts with this friend. And I felt so bad about that picture. And I felt guilty for my health. And i was ashamed of my feeble replies to her. So regular sad is sometimes at the foot of my bed. Or greets me at the door after work and I find my dog has once again pooped in the house and chewed up an ink pen or shredded a book. But today I’m big sad. Last night, crawled in the covers beside me and sits just out of sight. But here. I’m ashamed of myself. With all my bills paid, manageable expenses. And now two people who have shackles of worry and fear and other feelings I couldn’t even begin to imagine. If only crawling through broken glass could convey us to the other side
on Anxiety Blobs Living Their Lives
17 May 2019
they don't ship to Thailand... snif!!!
on It’s OK Not to Want a Tribe
16 May 2019
My girlfriend's and I get together rarely and there's actually 2 different groups but it's always fun! They're infrequent but always special! I am the type of person that rolls with the flow and if we can arrange it, great! But it's not expected or required and that makes our get-togethers special!
on It’s OK Not to Want a Tribe
16 May 2019
I love this. My thoughts in words.
on Sweatpants & Television | My Top 5 Episodes of The Twilight Zone
15 May 2019
What struck me so hard about "Owl Creek Bridge" was how his legs kept shaking on the gallows. It was a detail I've never seen before, and absolutely right. Irresistably immersive. What struck me less favorably was that damn SONG.