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Leah and I just got back from the Oregon coast. So hopefully this explains why the ole’ blog hasn’t had too many updates recently. Also, it looks like we’ll be moving soon (more on that in the coming weeks!), though we’ll be staying in the same general area. So why the Oregon coast, and especially …
Continue reading Back from Spring Break on the Oregon Coast!
It’s far enough after Thanksgiving to put up a Christmas tree, or “Christmas tree.” Yes, pictured is a corn plant, which I actually got at the biannual plant sale here in Greensboro a few months back. If you didn’t know, our neighboring city of High Point is the furniture capital of America/the world, and twice …
On Friday Leah and I stayed the night in Elkin, NC. On Saturday we were in a wedding, and it was the first wedding I’ve ever been a part of, in fact, besides my own. And the wedding went off without a hitch (well, I guess it went off with just one—ha!). Then on Sunday …
Continue reading Surviving the Snowpocalypse / We Were in a Wedding, p. 1
Two weeks ago was my very first time in a voting booth. Until last year I had always been an Oregonian, and in Oregon you vote by mail. My own personal bias is that this is a better system—research generally shows all-state voting-by-mail increases voter turnout, as it is very convenient, and I think it …
Jeff and I frequent the Greensboro Curb Farmer's Market as often as we can. We will grab coffee, Jeff will grab a donut or two (hot, fresh, made with sweet potato batter) from Yeehaw Donuts, and I will often grab a morning glory muffin from my favorite, Amy's Bakery. Their muffins are made with bran and …
Last night, the weather was perfect, so Jeff and I cooked outside for our friends. I picked up a few ears of corn from our local farmer's market and grilled them directly in their husks. They charred on the outside, but when we shucked them, the kernels were tender and full of flavor. Today, I …
This recipe was inspired by the repulsion that Jeff has for ripe bananas (Jeff: anything not green is gross). The bananas that are best for muffins are very ripe and give off an odor that is very off-putting to my husband (Jeff: it's true). The strawberries that I used were fresh from the farmer's market; …
Continue reading Strawberry Banana Muffins (Or, How to Use up Mushy Fruit!)
Today “Foliate Oak Literary Magazine” published my short story “Everyone’s Favorite Couple,” which you can read by clicking here. The last few pieces of fiction I’ve gotten published were very short—“drabbles” (writing under 100 words). At 640 words this new piece is a developed story, with a clear narrative, some decent characters, and humor (hopefully) …
Continue reading Publication: “Everyone’s Favorite Couple” in “Foliate Oak Literary Magazine”
This weekend Leah and I have lived in North Carolina for a year. There are many things I could reflect upon, given the anniversary, but when I think back, what comes most to mind is rejection. Now, things a year ago with Leah were going great—she wasn’t the one rejecting me. And things with the …
Continue reading One Year in North Carolina (or: How I Got a Job After 90 Rejections)
Leah and I both got carnivorous plants. “Hers” is a sundew plan, and “mine” is a pitcher plant, and I’m using quotation marks here because first, as an egalitarian couple, these are our plants, and second, though I love all of our plants a lot, Leah is probably just a little more vested in their …
