Author Archives: anna

For Debra, Christmas 1992 Well, it’s Christmas again, which means it’s time for another Hesse novel. This year’s selection is the absolute best. As before, in order to make this modest gift a bit more personal, I’ve included the underlining … Continue reading →

i’m going to try to steer clear of any basic college chatter here…if you’d like to receive my mass mailed monthly-or-so college update, send me a note at franske@stolaf.edu and i’ll add you to the list. in other news, jonathan … Continue reading →

e-mail that says it all…sort of annafine~ fine. then i’ll call you annafine! well duh annafine, did you think i was gonna STOP taping GG??????? where would you pick up that conclusion? honestly. i cried before, but on the way … Continue reading →

tonight i’ll type instead of journal. honestly, i want to scream. this weekend has been full of those moments. i either want to scream or cry every minute. there was one moment this morning when i was sitting so still, … Continue reading →

does msn really want to make me a better person? august gardening tips a guide for securing your data and shielding it from prying eyes dating tips for single parents avioding a bad picnic job interview pet peeves now, i … Continue reading →

i journal. i journal, but i don’t blog it all for the world to see. sometimes i keep it to myself because i write such sad stuff so often…it’s not that i’m always sad, it’s just that being sad makes … Continue reading →

“how can peace come to us all if all i want is peace for me?”

THE POWER PROBLEM it all started about two weeks ago when we got a flyer in our mailbox announcing our neighborhood’s upcoming meeting with an xcel energy representative. the flyer went on to say that xcel expects each area to … Continue reading →

loose teeth freak me out.

the mail system has always fascinated me. there’s something to be said for getting a real letter in the mail–or even just handed to you. it’s something real, something tangible, something….something that has been on an adventure. it was sealed, … Continue reading →