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Wednesday, July 9
Again, I was in and out of sleep, not really falling into the restorative, restful sleep I yearned for and needed. It was weird. I wondered if there was more going on in my mind than the jumbled, recited bedtime prayers that kept repeating in my head, as well as the running thoughts [...]
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged Fishtrap, Forest Grove, gluten free, insomnia, Kathleen Fraser, literature, MFA in Creative Writing, Pacific University, Peter Sears, poem, poet, poetry, Raymond Carver, Wallowa Lake, Wallowas, writers workshop, writing on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, July 8
Again, I didn’t sleep well. I could have used an extra pillow. Why didn’t I bring my extra pillow!?! My throat was sore. I was convinced this wasn’t allergies, and it wasn’t getting any better.
I rolled my sad body out of bed at 7:00 a.m. I just couldn’t lie there anymore, and yet [...]
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Monday, July 7
I didn’t sleep well. It’s a portentous thing that worried me before I even got here. So much of our behavior manifests in our minds and, well, it’s possible I willed myself to be congested. I wish I could have taken the approach of I am going to sleep well! But, I worried instead. [...]
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Sunday, July 6
I pretty much had everything packed up last night. It’s hard to leave the kitties behind. I put a towel behind the toilet in the spare bathroom upstairs to try to hold off a leaky pipe. I made sure the cats had plenty of food and water. I kept a few windows open [...]
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Saturday, July 5
When I woke up, I had PBS on, the Oregon Public Broadcasting station, and watched a wonderful program I hadn’t seen before called “From the Top at Carnegie Hall”, about an 11 year-old Korean-American violinist. She was brilliant! At one point tears emerged, as I get so touched by such beauty. I really [...]
