California Origami Paper, a poem
California Origami Paper Today, I take my heart and wrap it up in origami paper I make a dipping bird shaped like desire and wishes, I sing and dance with it, letting it lie flatly on my palm. Tomorrow, I will take my dipping bird and wrap it up in origami paper. I’ll lift my creation toward the limelight. … Read more
On the short story
“A skillful literary artist has constructed a tale. If wise, he has not fashioned his thoughts to accommodate his incidents; but having conceived, with deliberate care, a certain unique or single effect to be wrought out, he then invents such incidents—he then combines such events—as may best aid him in establishing this preconceived effect. If … Read more
Dear HIMYM: It's not me, it's you.
Reblogged from Caffeinated & Random: Dear Barney, Robin, Lily, Marshall & Ted: You used to make me laugh every week. We had some great moments, you and me. Those times I almost peed my pants. The episodes I watched over and over again. The Pineapple, the Duel, the Slutty Pumpkin, the Goat… Sandcastles in the … Read more
Passing thoughts in winter
“I don’t have a lot of advice to give. The one thing I would say to a young writer who wanted counsel is to be patient. Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in life, is your friend in writing. It is. If you can relax into time, not fight it, not fret at … Read more
The waiting game.
“Bummer re: (****) but they are highly experimental and maybe not the most natural fit–plus, they’re in flux right now with faculty. I know waiting is kind of a nightmare, but keep the faith. It is all competitive, but you are a very appealing applicant. No need to apologize!! I got my fair share of … Read more
You were beautiful, Whitney.
“I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow. If I fail, if I succeed, at least I lived as I believed. No matter what they take from me, they can’t take away my dignity.” — The Greatest Love of All Whitney, I sang this song over and over the first time a … Read more
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