Chaos and backstabbing
Every so often over the past year I have been tortured by sudden, overwhelming, violent shivers. These shivers have been caused not by a medical condition, but by a memory. A… Read more »
Tag: history
My bully story
I was bullied in fifth grade. Every day for most of the school year, this group of 5 girls would surround me during recess and punch me, pull my hair,… Read more »
Veterans’ Day 2011
As the wife of a veteran, I appreciate what our men and women in the military do. My husband retired from the Air Force after serving this country for more… Read more »
Through the magic of television…
Or at least, that’s what I feel I should say. I feel like I’m the host of a cooking show and I’ve just blended some cake batter, poured it into… Read more »
Hamster wheel to nowhere
After debating with myself long and hard, I finally gave in and won. For the past 2 years I’ve been a hamster in a cage, frantically spinning my wheels but going… Read more »
The story of a girl
Once upon a time, a child was born. She was born not into a life of wealth and leisure, but into poverty (but not dirt, because her mother was obsessed… Read more »
To trust, or not to trust
I–like many people in this big bad world–have had my share of times I trusted the wrong person. Times I took a person at his/her word, and believed that that… Read more »
Favorite compliment of all time
Do you want to know my favorite compliment I have ever received? It was when I was 17 years old, and it was given to me by a 17 year… Read more »
How’s Braumaru doing?
I was so happy yesterday! I ran a report to see which books have been checked out most in the last 30 days in my library, and was totally shocked… Read more »
Generational theories
In my youth, I had a theory that people could easily be placed in generations based on their place in a family. If you were a parent, you belonged in… Read more »