“Lost but now I am found, I can see but once I was blind”

Posted on October 16, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

In which Emma gets all deep and introspective and stuff about love and life and loss and so forth. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Thirty-Five

Posted on September 28, 2012 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma shows pictures of awesome things rather than complaining about being sick, and then does the whole photo-a-day thing, natch. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Twenty-Three

Posted on July 2, 2012 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma writes a crappy summary because The Real Housewives is on. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Nineteen

Posted on June 2, 2012 by emmabolden • 3 Comments

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

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The Four-Month Grind: Stats and Averages

Posted on May 6, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

Player Stats and Data for Emma Bolden’s Four-Month-Long Writing Something A Day Project Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Fifteen

Posted on April 29, 2012 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma discusseth the great peril which befallest all as the semester crawleth to a close, and after one hath spent four months writing a poem a day. Continue reading »