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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
mightier than the sword
he was eighteen. it was his second week of freshman year at a good university. you’ve probably seen the story. Tyler Clementi‘s roommate set up a webcam in their dorm room that could be operated remotely, then livecast and tweeted Tyler’s sexual encounter with another guy. three days later Tyler jumped off the George Washington […]
28 Comments » - Posted in school stuff,social media meta stuff by bon
Sunday, September 26th, 2010
the beautiful words
we’re in the checkout line at one of those big, sad stores that has seen better days. the plastic crap is crowding in. the lady ahead is counting change with shaking fingers, like she has been for the past thirty-seven seconds. the five people behind – me included – are beginning to flare nostrils. i […]
23 Comments » - Posted in school stuff,writing stuff by bon
Friday, September 17th, 2010
a shiny red apple for the teacher
first day. there are only six of us in the class, four new Ph.D students and two M.Ed students finishing up their final course requirements. we are there to study quantitative research methods. the words are unfamiliar, dust in my mouth. i am early, all nerves and butterflies and shiny eagerness, momentarily eight instead of […]
18 Comments » - Posted in milestone stuff,pondering stuff,school stuff,stuff to be done by bon
Friday, September 10th, 2010
baby no more
my Posey girl is two today. last week, from the back seat of the car, she piped up, when i was a baby, i was CUTE! she then rocked her back and forth Stevie Wonder-style with her surefire cute-as-a-button face on, revelling in her former status as something adorable. i suspect Oscar may have been […]
32 Comments » - Posted in mama-baby stuff,milestone stuff,smitten stuff by bon
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
the wind that shakes the barley
end of summer and the days grow cool and the air opens up like a vast canvas, all possibility, whispering at me like a siren. where do you want to go? i swear it hollers, cool breath on my neck. goosebumps rise in response. it does not bother to arch its eyebrows or its back […]
26 Comments » - Posted in pondering stuff by bon
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
spinal tap, part the 2nd: don’t take the brown acid
part one is here. so, my two day Ph.D orientation was September 1st and 2nd. yesterday. the day before. i was not there. i’d been joking for awhile about the campus tour part of the orientation, since the campus is about as big as a minute and i’ve worked there for five years, in four […]
30 Comments » - Posted in pondering stuff,stuff stuff by bon
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
this is spinal tap
i walked out of the hospital today feeling almost – though not quite – as surreal as i had when i stumbled in two days ago. almost as surreal, because no matter how flattering, 38 year old women do not normally stay in the pediatrics ward, in rooms festooned with Cinderella stickers and Mickey mouse. […]
16 Comments » - Posted in stuff stuff,stuff to be done by bon
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
through a glass darkly
when you meet my kids, you will note – without fail – that they resemble their father. if you are like most people, you will offer a slightly sympathetic laugh, a nod that acknowledges the long months i spent carrying them only to have them pop out entirely HIS. i will nod back, smiling, helpless […]
22 Comments » - Posted in mama-baby stuff by bon
Monday, August 16th, 2010
the best minds of my generation, naked
i always wanted to be a Beat, a bohemian. instead, suddenly i find myself in the Business section of the bookstore, just an aisle over from Philosophy. i hunker down, intent, studying the titles on the shelves with the rabid eyes of a shark looking to game the casino. i am giving myself a personal, […]
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
i’s the b’y that catches the fish
*In the Irish Fenian Cycle, the hero Finn McCool gains all the knowledge in the world when his mentor, the poet Finnegas, catches the fabled salmon of wisdom. The boy is helping Finnegas cook the fish over a fire when a drop of fat burns young Finn’s thumb. he lifts his thumb to his mouth, […]
