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Wednesday 15 June 2016
By Jenevive Desroches on Wednesday 15 June 2016, 18:11 - Social Theory
I need to start by sending my love to those most immediately and deeply impacted by the the shooting at Pulse Night Club in Orlando. In this community, I include not only the immediate friends and loved ones of those murdered, but also the wider LGBTQ* community. Thoughts and prayers and words are simply not enough right now.
Sunday 17 November 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Sunday 17 November 2013, 22:23 - Project
The drum he'd considered on that first bus platform never materialized. He had, however, managed to pull together a small collection of classic novels.
Saturday 14 September 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Saturday 14 September 2013, 21:57 - Project
A shadow fell across the age-stained pages of Joel's book.
"What's that?"
Friday 26 July 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Friday 26 July 2013, 14:41 - Project
The murky glow of street lights muted the night sky, hiding whatever stars might have been willing to shine on this place. The breeze kicked up and a greasy fast food wrapper skittered across the ends of his sneakers. A paper cup rolled over somewhere behind him.
Saturday 20 July 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Saturday 20 July 2013, 09:15 - Stand-alone
Moving week. It was never just a day anyways, and Kyle had a lot of things to go through. He stood up, arching his back and stretching his neck. Stephanie was at a friend's house for the day, or he would have asked her to dig an elbow between his shoulder blades to release some of the tension. Only her mother had ever been able to get into that spot any better.
Sunday 23 June 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Sunday 23 June 2013, 22:59 - Social Theory
Not long ago, a friend of mine posted this link, from a group known as Reclaiming the Conversation on Education, on Facebook. Shortly before that, a friend of mine with a child entering Kindergarten in the Fall asked me for my take on our local public school system.
Saturday 1 June 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Saturday 1 June 2013, 13:25 - Stand-alone
Leaves rustle overhead, and a stray beam of sunshine glimmers on the small stream to his right. He kneels down to scoop some of that water into a cup, and drops a purification tablet into it. He'd prefer to boil it, but this is faster, and he still has several miles to hike before he reaches the campsite he's aiming for.
Monday 27 May 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Monday 27 May 2013, 10:54 - About Me
“An infinite moment.”
“...watched him fall in slow motion.”
“The evening passed in the blink of an eye.”
Saturday 6 April 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Saturday 6 April 2013, 11:59 - Stand-alone
Her wineglass dangled from careless fingers. Isabella tipped her head back, letting the sun warm her face while she listened to the sound of her best friends' kids rolling in the grass a few yards away. Stomach full of delicious barbeque chicken and more than a few family secret salads, she felt lethargy drawing her in under it's soft, tantalizing blanket.
And then one of the kids screamed.
Saturday 30 March 2013
By Jenevive Desroches on Saturday 30 March 2013, 22:05 - Stand-alone
The garden waited in predawn shadows, heavy with dew and hope. A child, barefoot and silent, tiptoed out into the grass and stopped next to a golden daffodil. Her father crouched nearby, leaning in to hear her words.
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