Author Archives: jpeters33

guzzling herbal tea: embracing the hell out of simplicity

Posted on July 3, 2013 by jpeters33

oh hi. I have an ongoing list of things I love and things I don’t like, and one of the things I’ve claimed to have hated since I was very young was being told to calm down.  The way I … Continue reading →

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Contagion heuristic

Posted on March 28, 2013 by jpeters33

Contagion heuristic, a.k.a., Banana Wuz Here blurry beauty in odd spots In third grade, I read a list of Old Wives Tales in my family’s copy of the current Farmer’s Almanac that resided in our downstairs bathroom.  The almanac fed … Continue reading →

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the meaning of morning

Posted on January 16, 2013 by jpeters33

A few years ago* my best friend and I had some conversation about writing down our morning routines.  I think it was just for ourselves, something to write for each other.  Maybe I should have asked her before I post … Continue reading →

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slight update

Posted on December 7, 2012 by jpeters33

I wrote “Exposed” 10 days before Hurricane Sandy knocked the rest of my fence down in my front yard.  The irony was too easy, like a short bus joke, and so I did what I’ve so often done: nothing.  But … Continue reading →

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exposed

Posted on October 19, 2012 by jpeters33

I was 28 when I bought the house I live in now.  Part of me feels it coming on: a self-deprecating litany about what would have done slightly differently, if I had a chance to do it all over.  Things flood … Continue reading →

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Cape Cod 2012

Posted on July 31, 2012 by jpeters33
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Original Peeps

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jpeters33

In a 1993 episode of Seinfeld, Elaine briefly dates a man who unfortunately shares a first and last name with a serial killer, and part of the plot entails Elaine trying to convince him to change his first name.  When … Continue reading →

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Why people don’t necessarily mean it when they ask “What’s new?”

Posted on March 23, 2012 by jpeters33

Sometimes I wonder how I got myself into a certain mess*.  I’ll look around at the circumstances: at people with whom I never thought I’d be associated, in a place, real or figurative, that I would not like to be, … Continue reading →

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Meet the Team

Posted on March 10, 2012 by jpeters33

Alright. When I decided I wanted to begin writing in a somewhat public way, and put effort into a blog, I talked with some close friends about what I would write. Throughout all the changes and struggles I’ve been through … Continue reading →

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back to that place, on padded paper

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jpeters33

Mr. Baldwin would stand on his head while we wrote, or use the two tables at the front of the room as props for yoga poses.  It was 1993, and I was a sophomore in high school.  I felt something … Continue reading →

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