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Existential Ennui
There’s a lot out there regarding liminal spaces. That weird state of in-between that is real but feels like it might not be. Playgrounds at night. The interior of houses under construction. Ghost towns. That 15-30 minutes right before the sun rises above the horizon. Those hugely long tunnels guiding…
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Springtime Blahs
Back when I was a wee child, the Springtime Blahs were a phenomena that was associated with students and teachers only. It’s that vague time between Spring Break and Summer Break where all anybody actively participating in the US public school system cares about is muscling through the last few…
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Summer is Coming…
Summer is another time that I tend to plan waaaaayyy more than I am capable of. Between kids (read: disgruntled teens), the heat (outdoor chores have to be done by 10am or everyone will melt), the invariable “aw, shit! Really?!?” Crisis (at least one–family, an appliance, illness, something), and oh,…
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Unloading the Psychological Hoard
My father passed on almost 2 years ago. I’m a bit of a hoarder–tools, boxes, books, string, projects that I just need some time to play with, cool doo-dads; all sorts of things. After my father passed, and my mom had time to grieve, she began to engage in Swedish…
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