Monthly Archives: October 2013

dream big

I want President Barack Obama to quote me during a press conference. I want him to come to my apartment when my experiments aren’t working and no one has been interested in a thing I’ve said for 3 days straight and I want him to tell me I’m witty and humble and have really good […]

triumph the wonderdog

One of the greatest creatures I’ve encountered since moving to the Midwest isn’t even a person. He’s the world’s most special canine, a Portugese Water Dog named Triumph. My boyfriend, Ron, is his human and Tri has made falling in love with Ron even more simple over these past 10 months. I never thought I’d […]

oakland cemetery

It’s autumn in Iowa City. The leaves are changing, it’s getting colder, and it’s somehow warming my heart. Last weekend I took a trip to Oakland Cemetery to check out the graves and do some reading. I visited Iowa City’s famous “Black Angel”, a large bronze statue that a woman had built for her late […]