past | another damn life

live to serve

Posted by lyn | Jan 30, 2012 | jokes | 33

I had this problem where I felt like writing a blog post but I couldn’t figure out what to...

everyone

Posted by lyn | Nov 30, 2011 | true story | 26

Over the long weekend, we cabined. Everyone ought to cabin every now and again. To cabin is to...

direction

Posted by lyn | Oct 18, 2011 | musings | 14

One of my earliest and vividest memories is the time I sneaked out of bed and into the dim hallway...

just a game

Posted by lyn | Aug 15, 2011 | musings | 14

Hey, you. You there. I know you sense that I’ve written here about sports, and I know that...

summer waters (guest post)

Posted by lyn | Jun 15, 2011 | true story | 0

I originally wrote this for the amazing, genuine Kirsty of A Safe Mooring’s blog. It’s...

the long goodbye

Posted by lyn | May 26, 2011 | everyday life | 28

I’m about to get a new phone, you guys. A smart phone. I’m so close I can taste it. And it...

it’s a steal

Posted by lyn | Feb 28, 2011 | true story | 14

I have a problem. I like to steal glass and ceramic wares from restaurants. I couldn’t...

firsts

Posted by lyn | Jan 25, 2011 | favorites, true story | 8

I was on my seventh circuit around the kitchen table. Past the rotary telephone mounted on the...

mixtape 11: 1992

Posted by lyn | Jan 21, 2011 | mixtape masters | 5

The summer between sixth and seventh grade, my mom and I moved down south to join my dad, who had already settled into his new assignment ahead of us. I saw the move as my chance at reinvention. An opportunity to shed my...

what i should have said

Posted by lyn | Jan 18, 2011 | true story | 19

SCENE Fifth grade. I am standing in a courtyard between buildings. I am wearing glasses, a white and red t-shirt printed with illustrated dalmatian puppies and hearts, and pink cotton leggings tucked into purposefully mismatched...

going to america

Posted by lyn | Jan 12, 2011 | true story | 22

When I was six, my parents and I moved back to the U.S. after being stationed in Germany for three years. What followed was a sincere attempt on the part of our extended family to reassimilate us into American pop culture,...

holiday traditions (guest post)

Posted by lyn | Dec 20, 2010 | true story | 0

I originally wrote this as a guest post for Lizzie and Isiah’s wonderful blog titled Love...

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