September 4, 2014 / Maisie Smith
I turned 40 last month. As in, I’ve existed on this planet for 40 years. I’ve breathed in the same air as everyone else. I’ve looked up at the same moon and felt the same sun on my cheeks. And, like everyone else, I’ve wondered what it’s all about. My son drew a picture of […]
read full articleAugust 28, 2014 / Maisie Smith
BONG… BONG… BONG Ominous church bells toll throughout the stadium. The crowd launches to its feet and roars its approval as the door to the bullpen swings open and Trevor Hoffman, one of the best closers in Major League Baseball history, jogs onto the field. The slow build-up of AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” echoes up into […]
read full articleAugust 21, 2014 / Maisie Smith
When I was growing up, I was the quintessential nerd. I read encyclopedias for fun. Kids copied off of me in school because they knew they would get an A. In my world, sliced cucumbers made the perfect snack and I would eat them while watching Alf re-runs on television. But I also had a […]
read full articleAugust 14, 2014 / Maisie Smith
I admit it. I am a recovering “limited vocabulary” addict. Out of the hundreds of thousands of words in the English language, I insisted upon using a particular one over and over again as a part of my everyday vernacular: awesome I used it to describe everything. Grandma’s coming to visit. “Awesome!” We found your […]
read full articleAugust 7, 2014 / Maisie Smith
Whack! The rolled-up newspaper smacked against the top of my KangaROOS sneakers and stung through to my toes. Just enough to make my eyes water. The 12-year-old boy grinned diabolically as he dropped the newspaper bat into my lap. I was supposed to say “Elephant” before he hit my feet with the newspaper. Simple enough. […]
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