Category Archives: Interesting Encounters

The Cardboard Box Man

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Marisa

Last week I wrote about the CVS at the corner of 19th and Chestnut and how I always imagined that that intersection would be the set for the play of my life. Here’s another piece of the story of why … Continue reading →

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Normally I don't like surprises, but I'll take ones like this any day

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Marisa

Saturday morning, just after 11 am, my cellphone rang.  It was my sister, calling to say that she and Green Mountain Grass were leaving soon and would be driving up to Philly for the day.  The bus is still busted … Continue reading →

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Friends and Novellas

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Marisa

This morning I got up fairly promptly (if 9 am can be considered prompt), hopped through the shower and got out of the apartment. I’ve discovered that if I’m going to have any hope of getting some writing done by … Continue reading →

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Socializing at Trader Joe's

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Marisa

I got out of class early tonight and headed over to Trader Joe’s to pick up some basic food items that keep things running over here in apartment 2024. Wandering through the store, I tossed ground turkey, lettuce, frozen spinach … Continue reading →

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On the elevator

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Marisa

I got on the elevator today just after noon.  There was a woman on there already, descending from a higher floor, wearing a full-length fur coat, nice leather gloves, sleek sunglasses and a wooly purple hat with flowers that looked … Continue reading →

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Coexist

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Marisa

Friday night was a two stop evening.  First was a Unitarian happy hour at Bob and Barbara’s, followed by dinner and hanging out at Seth’s apartment.  Because of this, instead of walking down to the bar like I normally would … Continue reading →

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Choosing to be loving

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Marisa

I recently met a Unitarian minister who said that most ministers tend to give the same sermon over and over again. It might be called different things, and might come at the topic in hundreds of ways, but essentially there … Continue reading →

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Leaving yourself in books

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Marisa

Today, for the first time in my life, I found myself wondering what will happen to my books when I die. When I inherited my apartment, most of my grandparents’ stuff came along with it, including hundreds of books. Over … Continue reading →

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Home and talk of faith

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Marisa

I got into Portland last night, just a few minutes before midnight.  It was a long, turbulent flight, and my rowmate was a Christian pastor who believes that the Bible is the infallible word of God.  That’s not the perspective … Continue reading →

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Clouds

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Marisa

When I have a window seat, and I can do it without being too obnoxious, I like to take pictures from airplanes. Leaving Portland, I frequently do it in the hopes that I will snatch a shot of Mount Hood … Continue reading →

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