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AWP: Traditions, Revisions, Permissions (Or I’m Okay, You’re Okay, Let’s Skip The Dance Party)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by emmabolden • 1 Comment

She doesn’t even go here! Continue reading »

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When Life Throws Lemons At Your Face, Smash Those Bastards Up And Make A Cocktail

Posted on February 13, 2013 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma uses a curse word in the title of her blog entry, which will probably make her mother use her middle name. Continue reading »

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Dr. Strangedrugs, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying Because I Forgot About What I Was Worrying About (Part Three)

Posted on January 22, 2013 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which I finally kind of finish up the whole Neurontin story. Kind of. Also I make two very important clarifications, one of which is about bongos. Continue reading »

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2012: The Year of Living Transparently (Part Two)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma wraps up her two-part year-in-review post and puts 2012, finally, to bed. Also there’s some important information about cats and hair accessories here. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Forty-Five

Posted on December 9, 2012 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma gets all festive and glittery. Continue reading »

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Jack Gilbert and Graduate School Emma: A Cautionary Tale

Posted on November 20, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

In which Emma examines the mind of Graduate School Emma, who, because she didn’t appreciate Jack Gilbert, clearly had lost her mind. Continue reading »

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The Ichthyophobic Fish Owner

Posted on October 29, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

In which Emma gets a goldfish, which is a Seriously Big Deal. Continue reading »

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“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-Six

Posted on October 4, 2012 by emmabolden • 1 Comment

In which Emma shares some hard-learned lessons and also some pictures of stuff. Continue reading »

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“What Would Give Me Pleasure in My Average Moments”

Posted on September 23, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

In which Emma makes the huge confession that she likes to take pictures, and not just with words. Shhhh. Continue reading »