five things that happened in august

1. I turned thirty years old.
2. I worked on my dissertation, but I still didn’t finish it.
3. four more students passed the standardized science test they need to graduate.
4. I went to new zealand.
5. my baby brother turned twenty years old.

vacation is over. summer isn’t, but it will be soon. do you want to see some pictures from the other side of the world?

how to run faster

lean forward. hope your feet will catch up.

an atheist on easter

eats chocolate and cherries for breakfast
sings along to sondheim while sorting recyclables–
paper, plastic, aluminum, aluminum
runs through puddles of petals that stick to her shoes.

we all need a little resurrection sometimes.