Here is one of the ghost stories my Grammy told me. It’s a family story; I was surprised that I hadn’t heard it before now. But then again, I am easily frightened, and internalize stories, and certainly did as a child…so perhaps they were keeping it from me all these years.
When my Grammy was young, [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The girl in the red dress with no feet
Posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Strange dreams at home
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Friday, I spent the night with my Grammy, in rural Illinois. We stayed up ’til past midnight; she told me so many stories. The story of her courtship with my Grandfather, stories about her parents, her favorite Aunt Lena, visiting the big city, her siblings, and my dad and his siblings. She also told [...]
Bikini waxes for pre-teens? Heaven help us.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, dismay on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I read this two days ago, and can’t stop thinking about it. (I’m quoting directly from Broadsheet, on Salon.com):
“Preteen bikini waxing helps save money for college! According to Wanda’s European Skin Care Center’s Web site, ‘Virgin hair can be waxed so successfully that growth can be permanently stopped in just 2 to 6 sessions. Save [...]
Death on the playground (or, “On a Pigeon”)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged church, death, kids, prayer on August 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This past week, I did a drama camp for kids at one of my churches. It was outrageous, wild, messy, and fun. Exhausting for me. Great for them. And I got goosebumps (from experiencing stories from the Bible in their eyes) at least once a day. So, great for me, too.
On Tuesday, the kids were [...]
A Greek city
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged friendship, travel, vacation on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How appropriate that as soon as Greek was finished, I would travel to Philadelphia.
It was so good to be in the home of one of my former roommates, and her lovely family. I feasted on Indian food, heard many, many religious stories (and had a great idea for a paper on stories from Christianity and [...]
