Category Archives: Art

On horses and Heroes

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Uppity

There’s an old quote we editors love: “I’m sorry this letter is so long. I didn’t have time to make it shorter.”1 If I haven’t been blogging much these days, you can be sure it’s not for lack of subject … Continue reading →

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the gods wait to delight in you

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Uppity

strength for the journey from the “laureate of American lowlife” The Laughing Heart your life is your life don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission. be on the watch. there are ways out. there is a light somewhere. it … Continue reading →

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Paper windows

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Uppity

Tucked away in one of my closets is a banker’s box full of letters. You know, those things one used to write on a piece of paper which was then folded up, put into an addressed and stamped envelope and placed … Continue reading →

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The Rules

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Uppity

The invitations to both my 10th and 20th high school reunions included questionnaires to complete and return so that they could be distributed to our former classmates ahead of time. This ensured we all had ample opportunity to judge each … Continue reading →

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How Twilight Ruined My Life

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Uppity

All right, that’s a bit of overstatement. I don’t actually have anything against Twilight, per se, though I have heard that it’s not the most feminist story in the world. But I’ve never read the books or seen the movies … Continue reading →

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