HOME: the place there’s no place like
Long ago, in the land of Summer 2008, when Kohl’s still sold two-piece bathing suits that had both pieces and when blogging was still high on my To Do list, I started writing a letter to Dorothy of Oz expressing my thoughts on home.
Dear Dorothy,
Remember when you were in [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Letters of Love’
October 22, 2008
Encyclopedia of Summer: Volume H
June 6, 2008
To Macaroni and Cheese:
Praise God from whom all blessings flow for the heavenly goodness in your every bite. Who can warm my heart like you do? Macaroni and cheese, food above all foods. I say your name as if I’m reading a book to a group of Kindergarteners and I’ve just gotten to the most [...]
May 31, 2008
To May, as you look at your watch and sigh:
I know, it’s time. You’ve got a midnight curfew and I can’t make you late. But know that you’re leaving under heavy protest!
If you could just stay a little longer. Don’t let that thug June bully you away. You deserve far more than 31 days. What an unjust calendar system [...]
May 21, 2008
To the Research Paper:
Candy corn and Peeps. My precious mangoes. The World Series. Santa Clause and twinkle lights. Porter Peach Festival. Candles on a cake. Bath and Body Works Big Sale.
They only come around once a year. And we fall in love.
They are not the ordinary, everyday, humdrum treadmill of our existence. [...]
