Sunday School for Sentences #13: How to Write an Intimate Cosmology of Cheesecake, Cheesecake Shots (or not) and Shoplifting
- By Kelly Diels
- 28 August, 2011
- 9 Comments
“You look so good,” he tells me, from both 2,700 kilometres and mere centimetres away. He’s on-screen, via Skype and satellite from somewhere near the Arctic Circle. “You’re beautiful.” It’s … Continue Reading →
darling, get thee an authentically canned speech (or a whole set of ‘em)
- By Kelly Diels
- 21 August, 2011
- 9 Comments
Practiced isn’t false. Rehearsed isn’t inauthentic. Preparation is a peace-building gift to yourself and to others. (And so is style. A friend of mine, remarking upon a mutual acquaintance who is … Continue Reading →
and the baby will not be a cat
- By Kelly Diels
- 16 August, 2011
- 6 Comments
“I found out today that the baby will be a boy. How do you feel about that?” I ask both of them, but I’m looking at Sophie. Sophie’s thrilled. “I feel great. … Continue Reading →
know thy purpose
- By Kelly Diels
- 15 August, 2011
- 17 Comments
I looked into the face of faith – and grief - and it was beautiful. And it was awful. It is awful. Indescribably. But she - a family friend and mother of … Continue Reading →
These Boots are Made for Walking…All Over Smithers, BC
- By Kelly Diels
- 4 August, 2011
- 10 Comments
In the airport, a beautiful man eyeballs me. He’s tall, broad-shouldered, blonde, with a weathered, tanned visage. The sharp planes of his face are softened by dimples. Everything about him … Continue Reading →
