the big day is here. she’ll be playing this morning. sweet. listen to her interview on NPR here.

the moon and stars were hiding behind the thick clouds and we stumbled along with only man-made technology to help us. for the eighteen people that were with us, we had one flashlight and a few cell phones to light the path that we were to follow. into the woods… a few were expecting to… Continue reading in the great outdoors

my mumsie said i should post this picture. proof that i’ve always loved things pink and girly. “tea time” with the little sinclair girls. and of course, because we were so old at that point, we actually had real tea and cookies. so much more fun than using the pretend stuff all the time. like… Continue reading more girly things

unlike some of you, i came to a certain conclusion a long time ago. and it’s this: i’m not perfect. i know, it’s hard to really see but i’m not. i don’t always do the right thing, i say things at times that i shouldn’t, and Lord knows that i don’t think perfect things. really,… Continue reading perfection

we had a wooden box. a rather large box that was the toy-box for a bit of time. it then held the dress-up clothes. i was a girl and liked to wear the skirts, pretty blouses (in other words, beady and fake silk shirts), the shawls with fringe, and all the jewelry we kept in… Continue reading princess

“Pride has to come before a fall, and that’s the law of nature; you’ve got your fall, and now you’ve got to be brave and get up again.” — Ballet Shoes

she said to write about the “nothing much” that i love so much. she said to read her books and then pick up my pen and write. she said to take years if need be. in the few months that have passed i’ve read one of the three books. i haven’t yet attempted to produce… Continue reading birthday advice

…i smelled the greeness of everything as i drove through town today. well, it was more outside of town that i smelled that particular smell. the rest of the time i smelled french-fries, exhuast, and just town. it was lovely. …did you notice our first summer storm? i love the thunder, the dark clouds, and… Continue reading parts of it all

“Do you understand that the world does not revolve around you and your do whatever it takes, ruin as many people’s lives, so long as you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose or people you leave dead and bloodied along the way, just so… Continue reading make me laugh

my sister will be playing her guitar tomorrow night. you know, the sister that had an article about herself in the Watertown Daily Times last week. the one who writes amazing music and tends to “wow” everyone around her. the one who will be going to an international guitar competition at the end of this… Continue reading guitars and smiles