Posted on April 30, 2008 by neever
Sunday was opening day of Wedding Season for me. My friend and high school classmate Preston got married, and my friend Adam asked me if I wanted to go to the wedding with him. Adam and I have been friends for years, so I was happy to go and celebrate with everyone. The wedding was [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2008 by neever
During my creative writing class in college, my favorite assignment was what my professor called ‘Found Lines.’ Each week along with our essays, we had to submit ten Found Lines that we had overheard. The idea behind the assignment was to get us to be more aware of the world around us, as well as [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2008 by neever
My parents spent a long time picking names for my sister and me. Their main criteria were that they be traditional Gaelic names and that they couldn’t be shortened or ‘butchered.’ I got Niamh (Neeve), and my sister got Orlaith (Or-la). They didn’t want anyone coming up with lame nicknames for us either, so I [...]
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