Saturday, January 27, 2007
...there is a writing contest at another favorite blog of mine that i'm entering. it's a contest using the I am From that i did back in october. so i'm entering the contest, especially since the prize is a book...and i'm a sucker for books. the host of the contest has really good taste in books, so i trust that the winning book will be worth entering the contest.

so...head on over to Mary's blog. the blog is a great read! pull up a chair and read a bunch of her archives. leave her a comment and let her know that i sent you there.

and hey - enter the contest yourself! the more, the merrier!


I Am From...

...rainbow shirts and friendship bracelets. From the Atari 800 and one of the last-purchased VCRs on the block.

I am from the city-suburb: an inbetween of city-lights, and suburb-quiet.

I am from milkweed pods in October and dandelion fuzz in July. From the pungent-orange of Grammy's marigolds, and the sting of the crab-apple fights with my brothers.

I am from Cheerios eaten in our rooms on Christmas morning. From the public library and the natural history museum on Saturday mornings.

I am from Jameses and Eugenes, Myrtles and Marjories. From liverwurst at Nana's and rutebega at Grammy's. From the Scotch-Irish and the Germans.

I am from conservative, orthodox presbyterianism, who didn't (and still don't) allow women to speak during worship. I am unfrom them now.

I'm from St. Elizabeth's hospital on Ash Wednesday, 1973.

From the spires of Oxford, the charasmatic Anglican church that changed my parents' (and eventually my) belief of worship. And perhaps God.

I am from white-framed paper photos stuck to black-paged photo albums on Mom's closet shelf. I am from wood and metal framed photos on the second floor wall of my childhood home. I am from dozens of Hallmark-store diaries with cheap locks, and shoes boxes of letters from penpals, now ashes.


Saturday, January 27, 2007 3:15:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Saturday, January 27, 2007 5:16:25 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
This was great! the 'unfrom' bit made me chuckle.

Thanks for playing!

Mary, mom to many
Owlhaven
Saturday, January 27, 2007 10:46:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
You are "unfrom" them now. That made me giggle.
Karly
Saturday, January 27, 2007 10:47:29 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Oh, shoot. Mary said the same thing. I should have read hers first.
Karly
Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:31:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
This is the coolest bio-poem form ever!
I have one I use with the 6th graders that can scoop up a little eloquence if you try, but this really rocks!

It's so good to see in the previous posting that Sawyer isn't afraid of snowmen any more. =-P


Ellen
Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:54:32 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Ellen - he's only not afraid of snowmen if they're shorter than him! :)
Liz
Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:01:39 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
friendship bracelets, that brings back memories!~
mine's up too
http://stkappleto.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-am.html
Stephanie
Monday, January 29, 2007 1:12:42 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Thank you so much for the CD suggestion. That sounds like a good one and I will definitely check it out. Have a wonderful week!
chupieandjsmama
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 1:54:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
This is wonderful! Atari 800 and liverwurst...ah, childhood.
Mella
Monday, February 05, 2007 6:13:08 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Liz, I loved your "I Am From"! Very evocative. Mine is upt too.
Cindy Swanson
Name
E-mail
Home page

(some HTML allowed)  

Enter the code shown (prevents robots):

recently...
hangouts...
bloggin' friends...
archives
rss feed
Feed your aggregator (RSS 2.0)
Categories
contact me
Send mail to the author(s) E-mail
search


www.flickr.com
This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from elizannesmith. Make your own badge here.