Belated Thoughts on Valentine’s Day (Observe My Holiday-Appropriate T-shirt, a Gift from my Mommy, Who was my Other Valentine)
Sorry about the infrequency of posts. I’ve been finishing up thesis stuff over the last few weeks–last night I finally edited my twenty-fourth poem–hopefully, Sidney will like the changes and then all that will be left is figuring out an order and formatting the danged thing.
I’m a little disappointed to be just scrapping the minimum page number for the thesis. In truth, I’ve probably come up with somewhere around twice that number of drafts during my time here. But I’m incredibly proud of these 24 poems as a cohesive whole. It’s not one sequence, but it’s a unified body of work in theme and tone. That’s something, right?
For Valentine’s day, Pookie sent me chocolate covered strawberries and a very sweet note that made me cry.
Anyway, it’s schmaltzy to reflect on such things because of Valentine’s Day, but I’m really glad that Jordan’s in my life. I couldn’t have done a lot of what I’ve done in my life–coming here, I think, especially–without his encouragement. I can’t wait until the next stage of our adventure.
Phoebe
Phoebe is a 20-something writer who lives in New York State with her husband and cat. She is a dork, not a geek or a nerd.
Her debut novel, Starglass, will be released from Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers in Summer 2013.
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