June 2008

With both feet on the ground

I used to be a huge fan of Susan Miller. Most of the time, she would be eerily accurate (in a fun way) that for almost two years the first thing I would do on the first of the month is check out her predictions. This amused me until last January when I read something [...]

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So if anyone was wondering, I have two thirds of a life

I found a note tucked into a book called The Lady Who Was Beautiful Inside by Edward Monkton. It was a note written in pencil from an ex-boyfriend. This is what was on it: Essentials for Life -someone to love -something to do -something to hope for I’ve got hope back. And I’m on the path [...]

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Life, Joy

I am named after my paternal grandmother, Eleni, who was a lovely woman. But, she whined. A lot. She would complain about almost everything and would hold on to past hurts and injustices with unwavering determination.  She argued with her husband and when he passed away she argued with her children and then in her [...]

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8 1/2 weeks later

He called. I failed to pick up because it was an unknown number. But really, I failed to pick up because I was lying on the couch, numb from griefless grief. Twenty minutes later, my phone beeped. It hadn’t stopped all day. (I do not recommend having a mini breakdown on your Name Day. The [...]

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