Mayhem & Miscellany

Musings on Everything & Nothing

Cynthia7

Cynthia7
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Birthday
September 10
Bio
I'm just another Master of Arts + 30 in English who got trapped teaching composition to college students. I decided I'd rather write myself than try to teach it to someone else, so I now work in pharmacy (love it) and do creative things for FUN instead of money.

MY RECENT POSTS

"Get in here," Jeff said as he grabbed my arm, pulled me from the sofa, and made me follow him into the kitchen. "You're going to help me make lasagna."

"I thought you invited me to EAT lasagna. If I thought I'd have to cook it, I could have gone out,"… Read full post »

MARCH 4, 2010 11:28PM

Goodbye, Old Man Winter. Go Home!

Today I went to pick a friend up from work. I parked next to a tree in the parking lot while I was waiting for her to come out. I looked out the window and saw that the trees are finally starting to bud. It made me realize that this has… Read full post »

MARCH 3, 2010 3:19AM

Two Miles to Graceland

 

graceland

 

From where I work, it is two miles to the American icon, Graceland. The mansion has been immortalized in movies and songs for decades. It's kind of like the Disneyland castle. On any given day, you can drive by and see hundreds of people lined up waiting to… Read full post »

MARCH 3, 2010 12:20AM

Five Word Open Call

The Assassin
 
Wearing a cloak of swirling fog he hides.
In the darkness he sites the target, 
Raises his weapon and fires.
It spits forth the harsh
Kiss of death.
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MARCH 1, 2010 10:53PM

To My Once & Former Self (Open Call)

Dear Cindy,

I am you, writing to you from 28 years in the future. I know it sounds crazy, like a bizarre episode of Star Trek, but it's true. At 17, you are all grown up in your mind and have been independent for a while now. As you think and… Read full post »

MARCH 1, 2010 9:32PM

Vacation 2006--Highlands, NC

Waterfall Near Highlands, NC
MARCH 1, 2010 9:03PM

My Middle Aged Life

As I embark on a new blog at a different host from the one I've previously used, I think that a new blog is somewhat like creating a new life, except the process, if you're lucky, isn't as much fun. Some blogs wither and die on the vine after just a… Read full post »