When I was a teenager I figured by the time I was five years out of college I’d be Josh Limon in Al Gore’s Whitehouse. Yeah… I know. I’m still licking my wounds over that one. Expectations can be a bitch like that. No one really knows what it’s going to be like in the [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Writing Exercise – Advice the College Bound: Apples and Peanut Butter
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Invasion of the Fannypackers
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I live in Washington, DC and I absolutely love it. Working in politics, this city is my Mecca and I get goose bumps when I see people like George Stephanopoulos and David Gregory walking down the street. These are my Brad Pitt and George Clonneys. There is no place in the country like DC and [...]
When I Became an Activist
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When I was fourteen, a gay couple moved into my neighborhood. My friend Matty and I discovered the new neighbors while riding our bikes toward the end of the summer. Being nosey kids, we were instantly curious about these people. Particularly we wanted to know if they had any kids our age and whether or [...]
Writing Exercise – A Letter to Me: Dear JJ.
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Dear JJ, After unsuccessfully trying to get people to call you JJ for two years in middle school you finally achieved the goal in adulthood, well after the age when nicknames are endearing. Still you got your two-letter abbreviated first name, one small victory against fate. Congrats! Thought you might be interested in this little [...]
Writing Exercise – Storytelling in Dialogue: Word Association
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“Alright Frankie, why don’t we get started, ok?” “Sure doc, whatever you want.” “Great. We’re going to do some word associations. When I say a word I want you to say the first thing that pops into your head.” “Sounds simple enough.” “Good. Let’s begin. Apple.” “Knife.” “Father.” “Knife.” “Purple.” “Um, knife.” “Frankie if you’re [...]
Writing Execrise – Story Through Dialogue: I’m Not a Vampire
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“Mom, Dad. This isn’t easy…” “Samantha you can tell us. Whatever it is, we’ll figure it out.” “You say that, but this is really big.” “Honey, your father and I love you. We can handle it.” “Is it drugs?” “What? No Dad. It is not drugs.” “Is it a boy?” “No Mom. Please just listen.” [...]
50 Words Storytelling Exercise – The Big Top
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Victor mounted the unicycle as I climbed onto his shoulders. One push and we peddled across the tightrope to cheers. “Naydia, I know you ordered the hit.” Panic. “Father was right.” Opportunity. “Yep.” Victor hit the ground with a terrible splat as I clung to the rope. Hello solo act.
Debutant in Waders
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In June of 1979 my parents married. They celebrated by a small and subdued dinner with relatives and close friends. During the toasts, I began to reflect on my twenty-seven years in their lives and analyzing the weird little world that is my family. My father comes from a proper southern aristocratic family. These people [...]
RIP Mr. Pepper
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The summer before I went to college I anxiously checked the mail each day waiting for the letter from my university’s housing department informing me about my roommate. Looking back on it I was really quite obnoxious, asking my mother each day what she thought she’d be like, where was she from, did she have [...]
My Life as a Fart Joke
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Facebook is an interesting beast. Recently, a friend I made in sixth grade contacted me using Facebook’s instant messaging program to say hello. Brittany and I met the very first day of middle school and became fast friends immediately. Unfortunately in high school we grew apart, running in different crowds and generally lost touch. I [...]
