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    And so I cut my hair.

    So I mentioned a while back that I had decided to go natural–that I wasn’t going to perm (straighten) my hair any longer. I thought about cutting all my hair off ans starting fresh, but I backed off of that idea initially, although the urge never went away totally. Now I’ve got a few inches of unpermed hair and I’ve been trimming at the permed ends steadily. Sunday I plaited up my hair like I used to wear in high school and enjoyed that for a few days. I wanted to take ’em out this afternoon, and I had this driving urge to cut my hair. Not trim, not clip,…

  • On Life and Love

    Miss me not

    The man stands just inside the edge of a forest. Ahead of him is the cool calm of forest growing over, around, and occasionally through a gravel path. He was set to move forward, to progress and see what this forest would offer. What he could offer the forest. Behind him, he heard a sound that made him look back. Honestly, it didn’t take much of a sound. He was nervous about moving ahead, as much as he wanted to leave behind what was behind. The field reaching behind him is well-manicured, with lawnmower tracks weaving their lazy way back and forth. The sun shines down beautifully, but mercilessly. Far…