I come from a family of clutterbugs. Or maybe you could call us memory hoarders. We save everything. We love antiques and scrapbooks. My dad’s parents got married at the start of the Great Depression. My two elderly aunts, both born in the 1930s, remember World War II rations and home gardening. Frugality was necessaryContinueContinue reading “Minimalism. Simplicity. Calm.”
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Boundaries and why Christian Grey needs them
Content note: sexual assault, kink I know, I’m late to the party. The film came out almost a year ago. I got it from Redbox last night. But I have something to say about Christian Grey, even though so much has already been said. Consent isn’t just about sexual relationships. Consent is a way ofContinueContinue reading “Boundaries and why Christian Grey needs them”
Farewell to the Mermaid
Once upon a time, there was a girl who escaped the Village. She ran a lighthouse. Her friends who escaped their own villages to live in freedom helped her build it. The first friend that the girl met outside the Village was the mermaid, and she found her because she loved the sea. The mermaidContinueContinue reading “Farewell to the Mermaid”
Happy Things
If you’ve met me in person or talked to me on the phone or by Skype, you know I’m usually an optimistic, bubbly person. My best friend in college called me the toesocks fairy. My Meyers-Briggs type is ENFP and I’m a yellow-blue according to the color code, so ALL THE FEELINGS ALL THE TIME.ContinueContinue reading “Happy Things”
Poem: September Again
I read two slam poems this month at the LogOn Cafe’s poetry slam. One of my goals for 2016 is to write a new spoken word poem every month. Here’s January’s poem. It’s September again,and I feel autumn rushing through my fingertipslike frozen yellow leaved sunshineand I remember when I drank your words like water.ThatContinueContinue reading “Poem: September Again”
Eleanor Skelton 