Category Archives: Memoir

Driving Home

Posted on December 1, 2012 by riverby

On Sunday morning of Thanksgiving weekend, I took a slow drive, starting right after sunrise, along the FDR, over the Bridges and up the Palisades and Thruway to home. It wasn’t slow because of other traffic, but slow because there … Continue reading →

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Drawing with Grace.

Posted on November 4, 2012 by riverby

I’m not great at routines; I seem to find ways to circumvent them as soon as they actually become “routine,” but I’m trying to do several things every single morning when I wake up. First: sit quietly, perhaps with a … Continue reading →

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Eructation

Posted on September 26, 2012 by riverby

Eructation I am having “blank page” terror. So many ideas rampage through my mind each day while I do mundane tasks, or even when I am avoiding them by reading or choosing my football picks for the week. There are … Continue reading →

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From the Outside In

Posted on September 6, 2012 by riverby

I find it difficult to focus when life is so full and changing. I swing from one half-finished task to the next, all the while teaching my students to focus on completing one problem at a time. This morning, though, … Continue reading →

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