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That Was The Week That Was: Week Twenty-Six

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In which Emma does some heavy thinking and then shows some pictures. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Nineteen

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In which Emma fights through her death plague to post her photos of the week. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Sixteen

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In which Emma attempts to distract you from her tardiness with a picture of a cute kitten. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Fourteen

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In which Emma reviews the week in which she almost quit NaPoWriMo and both of her cats lost their furry little minds. Continue reading »

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Koopa Troopin’

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In which Emma develops a metaphor out of the original Super Mario Brothers game. Continue reading »

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Poetry and I: A Sordid Love Story

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In which Emma describes her sordid affair with Poetry. Continue reading »

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Hi.

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Hi. It’s me again, getting all up in your computer screen’s grill to apologize profusely for disappearing and swear it will never ever ever happen again until, well, the next time it happens. Continue reading »

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“Speed it up a notch, speed, grunt, no, strength …”

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In which Emma takes. A. BREAK. Continue reading »

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On Not Writing (Again).

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In which Emma further ruminates on the process of not writing rather than writing, and offers a series of metaphors. Continue reading »

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On the Melodious Voice of My Future Husband Josh Groban, or How to Love the “Mach” Chord

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In which Emma discusses duende, Mach compositions, her future husband Josh Groban, and whether or not poetry can actually aspire towards music. Continue reading »