December 2008
46 posts
“Everything I was not, ‘S’ was. He lived creatively, with unmatched enthusiasm,...”
– j.
“With ‘M&M’, the language barrier was always a bit of a problem, but between...”
– j.
“You can’t live through six months of a bloody civil war in a foreign country and...”
– j.
“‘R’ holds a different spot in my life. I met him while going through...”
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j.
“‘L’ was about the best friend I could ask for. We relied on each other in our...”
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j.
Sundays, “Here’s Where the Story...
“step 1: select the perfect mood music”
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j.
“step 2: plan an overly dramatic farwell monument lest the others forget”
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j.
“step 3. find the perfect place”
– j.
“step 4: one more step and you’re finished”
– j.
“step 5: embrace Kali, goddess of time, change and chaos”
– j.
“Okay, this week’s theme creates an image of me as “frat boy”...”
– j.
“Ran across this photo on flicker and was struck by her unabashed vulnerability....”
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j.
“The expression on her face makes me ache.”
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j.
“Forget the insipid poses and leers of the magazine centerfold. A wonderous surge...”
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j.
“The tats are cool. But the amount of time and pain it took to get them …...”
– j.
“December 1998. We met in the Peace Corps and had the type of friendship such an...”
– j.
“This photo shows what was the most overwhelming contradiction of our...”
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j.
“This photo was taken on Thanksgiving in 2000. I remember that day as the...”
– j.
“Here’s one of the last photos of us in 2001, even though the wreck of our...”
– j.
“I suppose after 10 years I’m now reduced to an unenthused cyber-stalker. About...”
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j.
“The last time I danced with wild abandon: June 2004”
“The last time I spoke with my ex-wife: April 1998”
“The last time I believed in my ability to become a decent writer: September 1993”
“The last time I held a baby: June 1976”
“The last time someone told me I was unique: May 1990”
“The last time I saw either of my brothers: October 1994”