On being held- May 27, 2008 Some of the best lines from Adrienne Shelley's "Waitress" are addressed to an unborn baby. In a journal she's planning to give her daughter, Jenna writes: "Dear Baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for 20 minutes straight...http://www.monologs.net/archives/2008/05/28/on_being_held.html "Station"- May 27, 2008 Two months ago, I listened to poet Li-Young Lee read a strange and wondrous poem called "Station." It would've been nice if it were a live reading, but it's a recorded one. Still, this makes it possible for repeated listenings....http://www.monologs.net/archives/2008/05/27/station.html Bread and butter- May 26, 2008 On Saturday night, somewhere in Serangoon, I had a generous serving of bread and butter pudding, a favorite dessert of mine that I hadn't had in a while. Eating it again - tasting the warm and moist bread with raisins,...http://www.monologs.net/archives/2008/05/26/bread_and_butter.html The "Twilight" trailer- May 7, 2008 I'm aware of the craze over Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga, though I never thought to see what the fuss was about. Vampires aren't really my thing as far as genre fiction goes (I made the exception only for Elizabeth's novel,...http://www.monologs.net/archives/2008/05/08/the_twilight_trailer.html The one who runs- May 6, 2008 It feels like a decade since it last rained. I can't even remember the last time it actually rained. These past weeks, the weather has been very suggestive, sending out signs and hints, luring everyone to believe it will rain...http://www.monologs.net/archives/2008/05/07/the_one_who_runs.html |