Singingfool

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• Advanced Conversational Spanish

  

  “¿Qué piensa usted del evento en la página cuatro?”I caught the last words, “page four,” and ruffled through La Opinión as I translated the rest in... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Talk Me Out of It

  

  You guys, I’m really going through something right now. It could end disastrously. I can hear you all now, giving me pep talks and reassurances, in my... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• What If

  

  “Should we wait for Emile?” I ask.Grandpa doesn’t slow down, and each steady stride of his equals three of mine, even though everyone tells me I’m tall for my... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just Say No

  

  This isn’t a real post, FYI. This is me coming up for air. Gulp.I once saw the biggest opportunity…When I first got laid off, my plan was to be open to... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good in a Crisis

  

  With another subtle glance over my shoulder, I nudged my sister.“They’re still there?” she whispered, without moving her lips.I nodded slightly. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Somebody Always Dies

  

  Every few months, somebody dies.The first time it happened, I heard about it from a random Facebook check in. Posted on my recovery group page, I saw from a... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Box of Photos

  

  There was a loud crash in the hallway After pulling out the Parcheesi And other dusty boxes that House fragments of faded memories Falling to the floor The... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Resolutions? Naw.

  

  Last year, I had goals for this blog, even if I didn’t state them out loud. It was my life raft from my corporate job, and I still harbored high hopes that it... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Year’s Day

  

  , 2010.It was still dark when the act of coughing up sludge awoke me. Shit, I thought. No cough syrup available because of the alcohol content. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• “What Do You Want to Do for Christmas This Year?”

  

  “What do you want to do for Christmas this year, hon?”I felt myself jump, even though I know I didn’t actually do it on the outside. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Event of a Lifetime

  

  I’m usually in my pajamas by seven, and in bed by nine-thirty. A party animal I am not.But that night, when the concert hadn’t started by the promised... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Romantic Christmas

  

  Sometimes I forget how lucky I am to be married to Mike. We met when we were both very young, 18 and 19 years old respectively, and we both fell very hard for... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas Gift Ideas

  

  I am one of those wives everyone warns husbands about. When Mike asked me what I wanted for Christmas a few weeks back, I told him I didn’t really need anything. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wide Awake

  

  I flop over onto my other side. Awakening wide-eyed at some vague time in the middle of the night, I spent the last hour (ten minutes? thirty seconds?) rolling... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Years Ago

  

  My grandmother died three years ago, after a long battle with cancer. She died in the middle of the night, alone but unaware of her surroundings. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welcome to My Brain: Things I Am Thinking About This Week

  

  Things I’m thinking about: I am a much more sane person when I take regular internet sabbaticals. I took one last week, and emerged a pleasanter creature. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Art Supplies

  

  I lifted the garage door for him. He wasn’t as spry as he used to be, though at his age it’s to be expected. The hinges squealed, as if I were punishing them. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• NaNoWriMo: Crawling Out of the Hole to Say Hello

  

  For those of you who don’t know, November is NaNoWriMo, short for National Novel Writing Month. What, you ask, in the holy hell is that? Well, it’s just as scar... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Harmless Little Lie

  

  It was just another run of the mill Monday at rehab. Like always, the first item on our housekeeping list was the New Beginnings House. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• When I Was A Little Kid

  

  , I thought I could grow up to be anything I wanted. This included a mermaid, the President, a famous actress, a successful writer and a beautiful princess. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION