January 21, 2016 / Maisie Smith
When I was a little girl, I used to check out obscure books from the library. Before you go thinking that I was some sort of enlightened child who had no time for the frivolousness of Judy Blume, please know I had a heart-tugging ulterior motive for perusing the dusty racks: I felt sorry for books. […]
read full articleJanuary 7, 2016 / Maisie Smith
I wrestled the clunky machine into place and fired it up. Clods of soil and grass flew everywhere as the wheel–spinning like a buzzsaw–flung itself into the ground. I planted my steel-toe work boots firmly into the dirt, grabbed the vibrating handles, lifted the wheel slightly and began shaving the tree stump in front of […]
read full articleDecember 31, 2015 / Maisie Smith
On this day last year, I was still deciding what I wanted my “word” to be. How could I wrap up everything I wanted to be and do into one simple word? It seemed like an impossible task. I eventually picked ADVENTURE to guide me through the year. It was an element lacking in my life, one that […]
read full articleNovember 26, 2015 / Maisie Smith
“Keep.” “Keep.” “Keep.” I was rifling through the kitchen pantry, classifying an overwhelming collection of non-perishables into one of two categories. “Hmmmmm. Pickled beets.” Slight pause. “Give.” I placed the can on the dining room table. Spaghetti-o’s that were just a tad (3 months) past the expiration date. “Give.” A bottle of specialty hot sauce […]
read full articleOctober 29, 2015 / Maisie Smith
Ten minutes had gone by and I still hadn’t thought of a good response. There I was, sitting at my desk, eyeballs locked on my Twitter feed. Typing, pausing, erasing, typing, pausing, erasing, typing, pausing, erasing. I was paralyzed by a moment of relentless un-cleverness. Fuck it. I finally wrote: “Thanks for the Twitter love!” Someone had […]
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