by suelarkinsweems | Nov 3, 2013 | On Writing
I shouldn’t be writing blog posts today, because I have foolishly signed up for NaNoWriMo again, and I haven’t finished today’s word count. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a crazy bunch of people all over the world who endeavor to write a novel in a...
by suelarkinsweems | Oct 18, 2013 | Mumblings and Misadventures
If you’ve talked to me for five minutes since I’ve been on Okinawa, you’ve heard me complain about driving here. We live on the south central part of the island, and it seems that most events we attend, including the middle school and the UMUC campus where I...
by suelarkinsweems | Oct 8, 2013 | Mumblings and Misadventures
I visited a home for disabled Okinawans recently. The average age of the residents is sixty-seven. It was much like visiting a nursing home stateside, except that many of the residents still slept and ate on the floor, as is Japanese custom. It is good exercise, they...
by suelarkinsweems | Oct 4, 2013 | The Poetry
Hello. It’s been quiet here. I have missed you all. The government has shut down, and we are getting hourly updates on what is and isn’t open on our bases here. We’re praying for so many of our friends who are currently furloughed and waiting. On top of that madness,...
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 27, 2013 | Mumblings and Misadventures
Mid-July. No one has moved into the three empty units in our multiplex. The departed neighbors are all settled in the states now, and I’ve finished accepting leftover frozen food, plastic wrap, and paint cans. I’ve begun parking in any space I please, since there are...
