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the shit bench

The birds agree: this is the shit bench. How do they choose? A bird caucus? Does one bird run for office and get elected campaigning...

pass with care

I’m already running late because I can't get my bangs to curl the right way. My dad is losing patience and says, "Megan, NOW." We get...

worry stone

My dad and I collect worry stones on the beach. We always have. A worry stone is an ocean-smoothed stone with a thumb-sized surface...

scary women

Scary Women, we will haunt you is the opening verse to a song E'dena made up for the female contingent of our graduate acting class. She...

things i have learned from loving acting

Things I've Learned from Loving Acting (because I need to hear them again and perpetually): 1. It's never time to quit. Even if quitting...

lotus-eater

My dog is a lotus-eater. He is devoted to pleasure and luxury. Even his work is pleasurable. He is self-employed which may explain...

grandpa

Coffee and doughnuts. Caddy Shack. Cinnamon rolls. Cherry picking. Handkerchiefs. Puzzles. Coupons. Solitude. Jokes. Reclining chairs....

hope song

I took a freshman seminar at UNC-CH called the Interplay of Music and Physics. I studied two cute boys in the class really hard. When it...

ungraspable

"Have you towed a car in the last two hours?" I am wearing a leotard, pink ballet tights and converse. The man with kind eyes in the...

there are four chairs at the table

Nearly a year ago I had this sentence pop into my head while I was meditating: There are four chairs at the table. I found it very...

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