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A Word Forgotten

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Octavia

Struggling to come up with the exact word I need for this tweet — a word that I had in my automatic, immediate vocabulary when I was in college — makes me wonder…does our vocabulary go through natural selection as … Continue reading →

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A Brush with Betsey Johnson

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Octavia

​     Twiddling my thumbs because it’s 8:30. My roommate Adriana said she’d be here at 8 so that we could’ve left the house by now. Hmm. I guess I should figure out what I’m going to wear. And with what … Continue reading →

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A Musical Encounter Unexpected

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Octavia

Sitting in Charmington’s, a suitably titled coffeeshop on North Howard St in Baltimore, MD. I walked in with gleaming sunlight pouring through the windows. I noticed a man looking at the board of specials. I walked by him in an … Continue reading →

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