“What am I trying to say and dear God how do I say it?!” This is the vein of every writer’s existence, that pulsing blue and purple vein that makes one’s head hurt. It can be very difficult for a writer to take their thoughts and ideas and put them to paper. Sure most writers [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Wait, what?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Part two of Daring to Imagine
Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Vacant lot gardeners’ months of hard work are sometimes wrought with battles fought against the land owners and even city officials who feel that “open space is inconsistent with home ownership” (Carlsson 93). Battles that are sometimes lost, as seen with the La Regional Food Bank’s garden in South Central Los Angeles. The Food Bank [...]
Daring to Imagine a New World with Chris Carlsson and N. Scott Momaday
Posted in Uncategorized on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s part one: There is something beautiful when smelling wet soil and seeing the brilliant reds, deep purples, and luscious greens immerge from its depths. Magic happens whenever food is involved: laughter, stories, knowledge and the sense of being a part of something; even if that something is not within the public domain but with [...]
A little thought
Posted in Uncategorized on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spanish 2 with Senorita M. Ever since every time I try and speak Spanish the words just refuse to roll out of my mouth, it takes extreme effort and force to make those words come out. Now my Spanish ear wasn’t affected by this stroke, it can understand to a functional degree. David Sedaris and [...]
