—Anna-Marie— I’ll always remember the first time Brian and I got into our first all-out “fight” as a married couple. We were on our honeymoon. We were walking around the deck of the cruise ship, talking, taking in the night sky and the band and the murmur of people around us laughing and chatting. Brian... Continue Reading →
(or Improv as Life) —Anna-Marie— Last winter/spring, I joined a little improv group. I love all things theatre and want to support the arts however I can, but the idea of doing improvisational performances, well, it really freaked me out. But my dear friends assured me that they were learning, too. That we would all... Continue Reading →
—Anna-Marie— It happened so fast. Usually I can pick up on the signs and have time to redirect or move us to a safe location. But this time, I missed all the signs. We were sitting, breathing in the September night air, enjoying the last few moments of one of Knox’s baseball games. Brian had... Continue Reading →
—Brian— Some people develop a “bucket list," a list of things they want to accomplish before they “kick the bucket.” I’ve never made a bucket list. However, some years back, I started to develop what I called the “Anti-Bucket List.” My Anti-Bucket List was a growing list of things that I said I would never... Continue Reading →
—Brian— Last year at this time, I had the honor of getting to speak at the graduation ceremony for the school where I work. I was so busy at the time. Actually, it was the most stressful time of my life up to that point. As a result, I didn't get to start writing... Continue Reading →
—Anna-Marie— Now you know I’m terrified of spiders. And if you don’t know, please take some minutes to check out my last post, so this one has some context. We left off where I’m standing outside my spider-infested car on the side of the highway at 10:00 at night in the middle of nowhere with... Continue Reading →
—Anna-Marie— So I'm driving. Heading home on my hour and a half commute from a night class, I'm alone in my car, tired, and jamming out to some random hip hop station, ready to be home. I was about thirty minutes into the drive when I see the first one. A big brown spider. You... Continue Reading →
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