June 22nd, 2009

Cooking Up Frustration

In the middle of the night I had it all figured out. In a journal rescued from stack of half-finished tomes, I penned thoughts about what I am doing here, free of school, free of work and ready to cast out on my own yet again. Writing with a sudden fervor, I

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February 14th, 2009

Getting these keys moving again

Fingertips typing on a circa 1940s Royal Arrow typewriterA few weeks ago I started typing on one of my dad’s old typewriters. The arms of each key on the Royal Arrow moved slowly, as if moving through molasses. My words tripped over themselves, caught in the

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February 14th, 2009

Lucky Day

Friday the 13th always seems to be a lucky day for me. Of course, I was born on a Friday the 13th, so can I get any more self-absorbed than launching this Web site — a personal venue for my reporting and writing — than thinly veiling my contrarianism and how much I enjoy a

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