the wind blows
Two nights ago, I wiped the day’s crumbs off the counter and reached for the lights, glancing once more at the kitchen. Clean. Ready for the morning’s crumbs. I tiptoed towards my room careful not to...
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Jude’s sweet curls, his golden locks are going going going gone (who is that boy? and where is my baby?)
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hi. i dare you. i mean, i double-dare you to guess what is on jude’s face. it’s not scary, i promise. okay, well maybe it’s a little scary at first, but not for long. can you guess?
View Articlethe computer ate my homework
or at least the answer to what’s on Jude’s face. It was quite tasty, so I can’t really blame the computer. I didn’t want to try it at first. Who would? Did you see it? Don’t you find food resembling...
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Meet Jude the Lion. He is ferocious. Meet his trainer, Ava. She is fantastic! She has been commissioned to train this obstinate lion. She has all the flair, while he prefers to throw things in the...
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As the crimson and gold of fall fade to the crunchy, stepped-on brown, and the world begins to wrap itself in scratchy woolly grays, I store up color. Or ways to bring color into my home. Fruit with...
View Articlea high and low
a prologue In an attempt to ward off the mayhem that has defined these past few weeks I lifted my new tunic dress out if it’s bag. I would wear a new dress. I would cinch it with a belt. I would pair...
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I know that the Christmas shopping mayhem has arrived and that advent begins tomorrow. Even so I wanted to squeeze in one more thought on Thanksgiving before November folds into December. Like so many...
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the Lord, the holy light of heaven, the light of all the world, for all the world, to all the world has come!
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