Category Archives: Justin
An uncanny mystery of disease…
“Ugg, what are these bumps on my arm?” I slept solely on my left side, so immediately the assumption walked through my brain that somehow the blood had cluttered together and got stuck. A parallel section on the back of … Continue reading
Learning and Loving
My family used to sit down and munch through books. Feeling like an envious outsider, I would watch every one else licking their lips with the delight of language as they gulped down sentences. “How come everybody else can read … Continue reading
My big Dad
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DAAAAAAD HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! You were three days late of a tax reduction. A man already grown in Marcias womb. Once, a person stopped your to-be mother on … Continue reading
Halloween and a broken nose
Wind whistled through my shirt, making it flap against my skin. The exhilaration of the ground coming up at me made my heart beat faster. I panted and took in the air charging at my mouth. Standing on Grandmas swing, … Continue reading
Writing about writing and reading
Grinning, I rushed into the kitchen waving a messy paper. The writing on it could hardly be recognized. Squiggles and blotches covered the whole page. I proudly set it on the table, and called everyone to come and look. My … Continue reading
Pourin’ Asturian Sidra
Aaaww… a refreshing glass of Sidra. Throughout our travels and adventures it is not uncommon to “try something new”. Pouring and drinking Sidra falls into this category. The art of this culinary activity begins first with pouring the Sidra from … Continue reading
blood and stitches
I fell asleep that night enveloped in thoughts of the next day. Every year at ECA we would go to a beautiful forest which had a river that would practically be frozen solid if the water didn’t move so fast. … Continue reading
Hiking in “Pinos”
It started out as a normal day…wake up….brush teeth… eat yumynis…home school………when suddenly, I went to the smallish store to buy some food, and the lady who checks stuff out gave me a map that had all the best hikes … Continue reading