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We’re Moving to Upstate New York
Ithaca, specifically. After returning from England in January, I applied to several jobs in my professional field—outside of academia. From the 7 applications, I removed myself from the running for two, was not contacted for interview for two, and interviewed and received job offers for three. All three seemed professionally challenging, financially rewarding, and viable stepping-stones to my move to international work—in a few years. After one fairly successful second interview, the director at a university department of Environmental Health…
PoeM: I too want Maltesers
A month ago, I went to our local supermarket to pick up my daily packet of candy and a few odds and ends. The candy wasn't in stock, so I tried again every other day for a week. Then every week until I learned that Giant will no longer carry this particular international malted milk ball. I am so shattered by the news I need to write a poem about my love for this confectionery, now missing from my life. Here is another original, non-rhyming poem: my love once described being without me in the metaphor of our favorite chocolate treat he s…
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