Category Archives: Striving

Happy anniversary, dear blog.

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Today is my 2-year blogoversary! A lot of my writing energy has gone into “other venues” lately, but this blog is still dear to my heart. I feel like I am an entirely different woman than I was when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Awesomeness, Celebrations, Life lessons, Minneapolis, Striving, Writing | 2 Comments

Erica on being human and being adequate.

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

“Or you finally understand that they were just human. That everything you expected them–demanded them–to be wasn’t their job. You didn’t leave them because they were inadequate, as you made sure they knew at the time. Maybe you left them … Continue reading →

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On asking the big questions.

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

“First of all: I am tired. I am true of heart! And also: You are tired. You are true of heart!” “Now: I have never been so tired. You have: No idea how tired I am. I truly hope: You … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Dating, Dave Eggers love, Family, Favorite Posts, Life lessons, Love, Marriage, Questions, Recognition, Seasons, Striving, The Internet, Weddings | 5 Comments

My favorite quotation from my favorite zine.

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

“The commuter traffic on I-5 is a long smear of headlights and taillights that stretches as far as I can see. And I realize it’s not a small world, no matter what people say. It’s a big world, way too … Continue reading →

Posted in Desire, Favorite Posts, Life lessons, Love, Questions, Quotations, Recognition, Striving, Truth | 2 Comments

Something I’m still working on.

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

“So often [...], we’re doing the best we can. No need for heel-digging and cold wars just because we momentarily misplace our tempers.” –Philip Galanes, Social Q’s, NYTimes

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Moving on and moving out.

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

I have to contradict myself already. Remember when I got a new boyfriend? Well, I realized I wasn’t ready to be in a relationship and I just wasn’t excited enough about him. He’s a great guy, wonderful, really, but I … Continue reading →

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On who I may or may not be thinking about.

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Fall has arrived, and I’ve got a case of the all-of-a-sudden-I-miss-everyones. Ryan Adams has this song, “Miss Sunflower,” from an unreleased album, Suicide Handbook, and it’s been hitting the spot with this weather and this mood. The whole song is … Continue reading →

Posted in Desire, Life lessons, Music, Questions, Recognition, Seasons, Striving | 1 Comment

From the nicest Modern Love I’ve read in a while.

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

“From Australia he sent long e-mails that I replied to each morning on the laptop I now kept on my nightstand. We told each other everything we could think of that might matter.” “Luckily, the gale winds drowned out my … Continue reading →

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“A short short story.”

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

“Went down to the water then rode from north Brooklyn to south. A meeting, credit cards. Then back, a movie. Bank heists, movie stars. Everything was right there on the screen, nothing to think about. A sandwich. This morning, like … Continue reading →

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This is the kind of advice I can get behind.

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

If you had to give one piece of advice to people in their twenties, what would it be? To go to a bookstore and buy ten books of poetry and read them each five times. Why? Because the truth is … Continue reading →

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