by Lauren | Nov 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Why have all of my appliances allied against me? Some of you may be wondering why there’s been no posting for so long. I would like to say that life just got so terribly exciting that I didn’t have time to write–that I was in some exotic locale,... 
by Lauren | Oct 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time, there was a girl who was fearless. Her mother used to have to hog-tie her to go to the doctor, because she never thought there was anything wrong with her. This girl wasn’t afraid of dirt or germs. She worked on an archaeological field crew.... 
by Lauren | Oct 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
It was just like Kafka’s “Metamorphosis.” Only instead of waking up to discover I’d turned into a giant insect, I discovered I’d turned into a crier. I was never one of those people who cried during movies. My eyes didn’t tear up at... 
by Lauren | Sep 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today I was nearly run over by a golf cart–a big red one that said “Roll Tide.” I suppose I had it coming. I walked out the front doors of the library, took one step, and the super-sized cart breezed past me, not even swerving to miss me. This is... 
by Lauren | Aug 30, 2009 | basil, gardening, herbicide
I thought herbs were supposed to be hearty. Robust. Hard to kill. I brought a pot of basil back to Alabama, thinking that it would, in some small way, bring some life to my apartment. I have no yard, no grass to walk around in barefoot, no tree to sit under. So the...