I'm looking for something new to read. Recently I've enjoyed:
My Life in France
Eat, Pray, Love
West With the Night
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Spoon River Anthology. . .

I'm not sure what will scratch my current literary itch -- but fiction, compelling story, and characters I can believe in would be a good start.

Any suggestions?

In just a few weeks I'm flying to Madrid. The goal is Morocco -- Tetouan specifically, to visit a friend who is teaching English there. I'm going to visit Seville, Granada, and Marrakech, too. I'm not sure what I'm excited about most. The sights? The food? I'll be traveling alone and it will be nice to spend time w/ my friend in the middle of my journey. This trip couldn't come at a better time. I've been feeling a bit like a barnacle lately, adhering to my routines -- lovely as they ... read more

Stretchy blue dress w/ silver "hologram" sequins and silver beads. Blue stretch mesh and velvet hugs every curve. Tag says Sim Moda Evi. Bought new 3 years ago and never danced in it, just worn for pictures. There is some padding in the top -- will fit B/C w/ approx 32" underbust, approx ~38" hip. It's quite long -- I'm 5'9" and wearing 3" heels in the picture. The bottom edge is unfinished, so easy to hem.

$200 includes shipping in the US.

PM me if interested, or have questions... read more

The price of kissing is your life.
Now my loving is running toward my life shouting,
What a bargain, let's buy it!

(Rumi)

I used to think that this poem was about a willingness to die for love -- a very romantic and dramatic idea. Like Romeo and Juliet. Or the Lady of Shallot.

But now I read it as a willingness to give up your life -- your ideas, beliefs, ways of being in the world. Somehow, that's the harder real choice. And recently, I've known two people who loved their live... read more