Emily’s blog

Philly-delphia

2008-01-22T05:35:08Z

Mari's hair is copper, curling around itself and glinting in the sun and she strides ahead of us with Ali neatly in tow. The air is crisp, unadulterated by any humidity or precipitation that could interfere with the clean-cut bitterness of the da...

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Aspen

2007-12-24T03:12:15Z

Soft, dry snowflakes drifted into orbit around me, blanketing my hair and melting onto my skin, evaporating in the steam rising steadily from the hot tub. Tall, uniform pine trees encircled the pool area, dripping with snow with such perfection t...

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December 1

2007-12-02T04:21:58Z

Change is in the air. The sharp, crisp air verges on winter when it cuts through my lungs now, and the days fall from the calendar like the final leaves that parachute to the hardening ground from the ashy branches above. And each day I wake up ...

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This is home

2007-11-19T17:53:48Z

"Well you should be, because you're wrong about things being different because they're not the same. Things are different except in a different way. You're still the same, only I've been a fool... but I'm not now." "Oh." "So long as I'm different...

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Cha-cha

2007-11-02T02:50:43Z

"And now, since we have said to you what we feel, you may say to us your good byes," the Floor Leader announced into the microphone, in his signature crackling Palauan drawl. My eyes met Sheree’s, incredulous. Was he serious? The Speaker began th...

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Last Dive

2007-10-31T06:43:03Z

“Oh, um, we don’t know if we can go to Helmet today,” the woman behind the counter said to me. I could feel my face dropping. “Seriously?” I asked, the pitch of my voice resting somewhere between a dog whistle and a whine. “No,” she chided, a...

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Sunday Sunday Sunday

2007-10-12T07:22:50Z

My ears pop as I wiggle my jaw, pressing my teeth into the mouthpiece of the regulator. I am suddenly heavy, descending slowly to the floor of the ocean. What I am starting to love about diving is the initial spark and vulnerability that ignite ...

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Workplace Etiquette

2007-10-08T06:34:32Z

"Emily, have you gained weight? You look good," he said, eyeing me up and down as I came back into my office and handed him the bill. A flash of white girl weight issue panic iced its way down my spine. I mentally checked myself, scrolling throu...

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G-strings and Professional Wrestlers.

2007-10-02T04:15:48Z

Palau Pacific Rersort is post card Palau at its finest. The beach is freshly raked each morning, and the umbrellas line the sand, casting symmetrical shadows across the outstretched lawn chairs, inviting guests to relax and soak in the view. PPR ...

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Elephants

2007-10-02T04:06:42Z

"Oh my God!" I exclaimed as a trunk wrapped around my arm, yanking me towards the edge of the wall. Maggie burst out laughing as I wriggled my arm free, pulling it in to my side protectively. The elephant’s large brown eyes, encircled in long bl...

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