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Entries from February 2009

Odd Dots

February 19th, 2009 660 Comments

Are people getting sick more often or is it just me?  This is Sickness Winter.  David and I used to tell Michael he was sickly, but now the tables have turned.  My body is a magnet for the flu and the common cold.  Mom says she never gets sick because she drinks so much tea, [...]

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Ready, Set, Run 26 Miles

February 3rd, 2009 23 Comments

Everyone talks about the correlation between creation and depression as though it’s an unfortunate thing, but I think conclusions are best met after a series of emotional contrasts.  When I look back at when I wrote most often, I was circling unmet possibilities while I sat unemployed on a fur-covered couch.  Here I am again, [...]

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