Category Archives: reflection

A poet in my life

Posted on March 22, 2013 by druths

Earlier today I was eating lunch out when a college student walked up to my table. “I’m doing a project on poetry in real life. Would you be willing to answer a question about what poetry means to you?” she … Continue reading →

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Footsteps

Posted on February 25, 2013 by druths

Over the past several days, we’ve had a soft, yet steady snowfall everyday. So when we walk outside, we always leave footprints. Yesterday, our family was returning home from running errands. Having the keys, I walked up the stairs first … Continue reading →

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In the inescapable clutch of choice

Posted on September 3, 2011 by druths

Grappling with what brand of peanut butter to buy, what kind of toothpaste to use, which of the forty different kinds of bread you should toast for breakfast? Wishing that you could return to childhood and go back to a … Continue reading →

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Heroes

Posted on August 26, 2011 by druths

Here’s a little movie trivia for you. Which animated Disney character: falls down a lot has a pony tail eats frozen peas before dinner cries when he gets hurt loves jumping likes wearing Monkey pajamas If you answered “Flynn Rider”, … Continue reading →

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Stephenson & subversiveness

Posted on July 22, 2011 by druths

Have you found your recreational reading too enjoyable? Is that book beside your nightstand too well written? Does the author explore ideas in an excessively reasonable way? Of late have the plots in your books been entirely too well thought … Continue reading →

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The birth of a blog

Posted on November 14, 2010 by admin

This is awkward. One’s first tweet should always say “Tweet.” On a phone, it’s customary to start with “Hello.” When writing a book, presumably one begins with the opening scene of a story. What should be the inaugural entry for … Continue reading →

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30 Ways to Celebrate 30

Posted on September 7, 2009 by druths

Well it’s now been nearly a month since my birthday. I am officially 30 and my entrance into this new decade has certainly been memorable – the arrival of my first child, my younger brother getting married, becoming a professor, … Continue reading →

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Newly weds!

Posted on August 12, 2009 by druths

This past week my younger brother, Troy, married his high-school sweetheart, Ivy Ikpeme. I was very honored to be his best man and reflected on what Troy, Ivy, and their marriage meant to me in my toast at the reception. … Continue reading →

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