Ruth Buchanan's Blog, page 36
July 9, 2012
Why Florida Is Weird
We all have to live somewhere.
Just as I found myself approaching the tail end of grade school, my parents decided that it would be a good time to throw even more major life changes my way (as if puberty weren't enough), so they moved our entire family to South Florida.
Mind you, since we had visited at least once before we moved here, I had an inkling of what to expect. I had already learned the hard way about fire ants.
We moved in Jaunary, leaving behind frozen, slush-filled...
Just as I found myself approaching the tail end of grade school, my parents decided that it would be a good time to throw even more major life changes my way (as if puberty weren't enough), so they moved our entire family to South Florida.
Mind you, since we had visited at least once before we moved here, I had an inkling of what to expect. I had already learned the hard way about fire ants.
We moved in Jaunary, leaving behind frozen, slush-filled...
July 8, 2012
This Is Just to Say
a response to William Carlos Williams1
I have guzzled
the coffee
that was in the carafe
and which
you were probably
hoarding
for breakfast
Forgive me
it was ambrosial
so rich
and so hot
________________________
1. In response to: This Is Just to Say
I have guzzled
the coffee
that was in the carafe
and which
you were probably
hoarding
for breakfast
Forgive me
it was ambrosial
so rich
and so hot
________________________
1. In response to: This Is Just to Say
July 2, 2012
Why You Should Road Trip
I'd like to say that the urge hits me the minute that school lets out for the summer, but the truth is that it starts coming on much earlier than that. Possibly January.
You know what urge I mean: the urge to ROAD TRIP.
Some of you need no convincing. You get it. You already understand the sudden compulsion to throw a change of clothes, a toothbrush, and a stick of deodorant into a backpack, sling it into the back seat, put the top down, and head out for parts unknow...
June 20, 2012
How to Survive a Summer Cold
It all started last week with a mild irritation in the back of my throat. At first, I tried to persuade myself that I was just allergic to my friend’s basement.1After three days, when the accumulated symptoms had finally become more than the sum of their irritating parts, I had no choice but to face the truth: I had contracted a summer cold.
How to Survive a Summer Cold:
Step One: Pretend that you are fine. After all, it’s summer. People don’t get colds in the summer. Patently ignoring your sym...
