“Thank you for visiting us. It is always nice to feel warm sun on your skin. It is also a relief to see a sea of wintertime bodies in springtime clothes. It brightens things!”
Author: sherlonya
In an open letter to her dream mind,
“I don’t even know what to say about you. I don’t like dreams where I am pregnant, especially when it is very obvious, yet I am trying to hide it from people. I especially don’t like such dreams when they cut to a scene where I have an assignment to juice 300 lemons using a […]
In an open letter to the two strawberries that I didn’t finish earlier,
“I was just thinking about how famished I was when your plastic sandwich bag jacket caught my eye. You were there looking back at me, red, plump and juicy. I peeled back the lip of the baggie and your fragrance called out to me. This ended the only way that it could….”
The Good Feelings
James Monroe was the final founders-generation president. He was also the fourth Virginian to hold the nation’s highest office. Monroe is perhaps best known for the Monroe Doctrine. Back in 1823, Monroe made a speech where he said, “that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are
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In an open letter to her son,
“Son, I have no idea how you manage to draw out a task as long as you do. Seriously. This should be studied. I think that you might know some secrets about other dimensions.”
In an open letter to the universe,
“So, what exactly is it that invites people to say such interesting things to me? For example, today one neighbor warned another about (against?) me. According to the sentinel neighbor, I am to be watched because I know TaeBo.”
The Delicate Constitution
James Madison is one of those presidents best known for the work that he did before he became president. Most of us think of him as the “Father of the Constitution,” it’s author. He thought of himself as one of a team of people whose thoughts gave birth to the Constitution. James Madison was also one
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The Botanist
There is so much to be said about Thomas Jefferson. Many people are out there saying it all. I see Jefferson as almost a magic 8 ball. We turn to him looking for something that resembles the answer we most want to hear. In addition to being the main author of the Declaration of
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The Boston Baked Bean
Oh, John Adams. It’s the men like Adams whom I most adore. History hasn’t been all that kind to him. He’s probably one of the first people that we learn about in history class more as a secondary character than a primary one. We all know he was the second president (right? right?!?). We know
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The Cherry Chopper
George Washington is probably the first president most of us remember learning about. There are so many myths that surround him. I was asked about whether this cupcake would feature splinters, a reference to his alleged wooden teeth. Even the Cosby Show got in on the George Washington game in an episode where Cliff pretty
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