I’m not sure if it’s the weather or going back to the farm on Saturday, but I’ve got a bad case of ennui. Perhaps it’s also due to Emily mentioning she had ennui. Maybe I am an emotional copycat. I’ve been numbly going through my Inbox, trudging through each item. Following the thread from one [...]
When I logged in to le ol’ lush, WordPress informed me that I had a draft. Here it is: Today’s Words: ineffable immortal saucy submerge trance roast governess ‘Tis ineffable glory, this immortal trance. * * * Eh. Whatever. I don’t feel so ineffable or glorious lately. My immortal soul has been entranced (perhaps submerged?) [...]
Queen Barbara Novel-writing weather is afoot, and just in time for national novel-writing month. (November). I wonder what it would be like to attempt such? It does tempt. Looking out on the carpet of yellow leaves this morning, I felt all gothic inside. I thought of great hounds in great castles clinging to the ankles [...]
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I’m in a bit of hot water with a local company. And well I should be. I bought a kettle, filled it with water, jumped into the water, and then asked some suits to go ahead and be in charge of that little knob they use for turning up the heat. It was gentle and [...]
This is Wilson. I found him one night at Fred Meyer’s. I was feeling sad that night, and when I saw Wilson, I could see he really cares. His is the look of empathy. The top picture is of him sitting with the light duck, Dolly. The bottom picture, I hope, shows you why he’s [...]
Today’s Words: manipulate feeble ahead oatmeal involve incidental grace Grace is this fundamental concept that was missing from my consciousness as a child. I’ve had to learn it, slowly, haltingly, with great effort. What is grace? It is that which is the nature of the Cosmos and life itself: a gift. Something freely given, but which you [...]
Today’s Words: homophile Patsy Cline insectivorous pug spiteful nick sprinkle i found this chinese fortune that i got several months ago. it says this week you will receive support from surprising sources. it was a week of unusually long talks with clients. the talks were long becuase it wasn’t the same old talk. one client [...]
I went to DIY Stories tonight, as a bystander. Yes, I resolved, before going, that I wasn’t going to tell a story. There was a beautiful and intriguing woman present. About my age. Much nicer skin. With a man about half her age. About Emma’s age. Much more fur. I was hoping the intriguing woman [...]
Today’s Words: tyke speckled ambassador diamond shadow schmecky real Schmecky isn’t in my little wordweb dictionary, so what do I do, go off and find it? Can’t. Only have a few minutes to write. Diamonds. That necklace I wrote about the other night, the one that Manny gave me, had a little diamond in the [...]