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What's the best thing about numbers?

Posted on Mar 17th, 2009 by Laura

I acknowledge and work with the numbers that show me how to eat and travel and make my necessary way in the world at large, but the numbers that I live with show me things much larger... More »

loving the words

Posted on Jan 27th, 2009 by Laura

The words loved me, and I loved them in return. --Sonia Sanchez I miss the places where writing poetry used to be. Where it took me. I feel sure those places are still there, but... More »

Dad's birthday

Posted on Dec 7th, 2008 by Laura

Today's my dad's birthday. He's 73. Tomorrow he's having cataract surgery. Naturally I'm a little concerned but it is pretty routine. I'll call him afterwards. He wouldn't hear of my getting a sub and driving... More »

a Burning Man story

Posted on Oct 18th, 2008 by Laura

some ramblings on setting intention

Posted on Jun 29th, 2008 by Laura

  I've been thinking lately about how to begin writing down any sort of coherent narrative, or set of narratives, about my family---who they were and are and how their respective senses of self were... More »

blessed again

Posted on Mar 2nd, 2008 by Laura

A Story They Know It is time for us to join the line of your madmen all chained together. Time to be totally free, and estranged. Time to give up our souls, to set fire... More »

soon

Posted on Feb 23rd, 2008 by Laura

I will actually post something I've written soon. the past few weeks have been a stream of images, music, art, travel, film, poetry, food, stars, and change. The Big Dipper looms huge over the portal tonight.... More »

Naming

Posted on Jan 16th, 2008 by Laura

  This time it's a sliver of light, a headlight blooming blue through the bottom of the doorframe, bouncing off glass and catching on the starry brownness of my inner eyelids. The other night it... More »

i'm not there

Posted on Jan 6th, 2008 by Laura

todd haynes talks about his film.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBAsheMKy0s&feature=related see it. a clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyWgzUGOliw&feature=related (i took these pictures at cine, the indie theater in downtown athens, georgia, where i saw the film this past friday night. it... More »

Longswamp

Posted on Dec 5th, 2007 by Laura

  The first story I knew about swamps came from the neighbor lady who was my best friend's mother. She told us Bigfoot had taken up residence in an abandoned treefort next to the dark... More »