June 22, 2010

In the Span of an Hour

I sat in the doorway as the wind picked up and my son asked, hushed, “Will a twister come?”

“Maybe,” I replied calmly.

“Twisters are only make believe, Mama.”

But he pushed closer against my shoulder and watched the dark clouds billow and sway.

“Smell the rain,” I whispered.  It rode thick on the [...]

May 24, 2010

OH NO, A POST ABOUT LOST

This post has spoilers for the finale of Lost.

Yep, I like Lost

In middle school and high school, I watched the X-Files and ER every week. I developed crushes, I obsessed. For most of that time I didn’t have the Internet, so I’d wait for new TV Guides to come out so I [...]

December 18, 2009

pointing fingers

Today I wanted to write a long, happy post about our trip to Disney. But when I sat down to write, my memories were still tucked safely away. I don’t want to put them here today, when all I can focus on is ugliness.

Shellie Ross’s child drowned not far from where we were [...]