Dandelion Whine

For plants, Dandelions are pretty well developed. They have three basic survival mechanisms: 1. A very long, thick and penetrating central tap root (children, please!) which, if left in the ground after the plant is apparently pulled out, will simply grow a replacement. Bigger, better, and more resilient than before. And it will hate you. [...]

15 November 2007
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twenty-six lies/one truth

Last night, roughly ten minutes after midnight, I finished reading twenty-six lies/one truth by Ben Peek. I’d started it yesterday morning, kept sneaking back to it during the day – pages 48 & 49 have tiny brown specks on them now; salad dressing splatter from lunch (sorry Ben) – and couldn’t go to sleep without [...]

13 November 2007
Categories: Books & Reading . Tags: , . Author: kirstynmcdermott . Comments: 3 Comments