August 8, 2011
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After a couple weeks’ hiatus, I’m back in the Indie Ink Writing Challenge. It’s good to be back, folks. This week’s prompt comes from Head Ant, who writes: An opera is being written about your life. Summarize the first act. … Continue reading
May 18, 2011
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“We need to find you a boyfriend.” It was the fall of 1986. Earlier that year, the space shuttle Challenger had disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, and Halley’s comet had reached its perihelion. I was 11 years old, going on … Continue reading
April 18, 2011
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I loved you from afar for so long. I first saw you on stage at The Nutcracker, and immediately I wanted to be in your arms. I was so young then, a child — far too young for this kind … Continue reading
April 12, 2011
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I was six years old when my mother started teaching me how to cook. We started by making chocolate chip cookies, and I loved the idea that you could take several different things, mix them up, and they would magically … Continue reading
February 28, 2011
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I remember the first time I ever met him. I had just finished a performance of Carmen at the San Francisco Opera, and as I climbed into the car waiting outside the stage door, I heard a strange sound coming … Continue reading