Category Archives: The Cats of Summer

Olive in the background, eating flies.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

I have just arrived home, my glass is full, and the sun is setting through the new leaves outside. There are only thirty more days that I will watch the light fade from these rooftops and walls. Tomorrow is my … Continue reading →

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Statement of Purpose

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

I am in the midst of a lengthy process. I am realizing that I will likely be in this process until I die. (Either prematurely or because the career path I have chosen is rife with instabilities and temporary employment.) … Continue reading →

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Written on Tuesday

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Every time I leave, it’s more difficult. I have said this many times lately, but it seems I’ll always be asked again so I might as well make a public statement that may ultimately be interpreted as unpopular. No, I … Continue reading →

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The Things I Did in July

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

Often the world feels big and slow, hot and still and turning at a barely discernable rate until I leave my apartment, feel the sun on my skin and the salt in my eyes from sweat and from the ocean. … Continue reading →

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Love, Auntie Lauri

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

That maven of the west strikes again. With all the love in my heart, I pass on her collection of kitties to you on this bright, breezy, New Mexican morning. Please– click on the link she suggests. It is worth … Continue reading →

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We Have Fun

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

We scramble over mountains in search of mysterious crosses, we wheel the broken of us through narrow streets and amongst display racks of fabrics and beads, we sip wine and watch crime shows, we welcome our neighbors, we dine late … Continue reading →

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All of Us

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

A good friend recently said (to a bustling table of our friends) that the best part about me is the group of incredible, caring, talented, hilarious, once-in-a-lifetime (okay, now I am just putting words in his mouth) friends I carry … Continue reading →

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Out on the Weekend

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

In the summertime, there is always one big trip, taken with my family to a place that is usually North Carolina but will this year be New Mexico. Before realizing that leaving New York for three weeks in a row … Continue reading →

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J4

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

God Bless America. Cats included. Kenneth is here visiting, Jono‘s having a taste of patriotism, Mike Shea and Roy played ping-pong last night, and Libby‘s making fairy bread. A thoroughly American day ahead. As my Camera Coon says, “be well”.

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Cat Days of Summer: An Influx of Love in the Face of TOO MUCH HOT

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Dudes, it’s hot. It’s really, really hot. The weather obscures my view of Manhattan, rendering everything a sort of thick, impenetrable film of white hot heat, heavy with the promise of a rain that will not entirely relieve. I have been sleeping … Continue reading →

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