Author Archives: mathdreads
Permaculture Food Forests
Permaculture is a sustainable way to grow food. With sustainability in mind, people interested in permaculture think about getting the biggest bang for their buck. The key is to figure out multiple functions for everything, including back up redundancies. One of the cornerstones of permaculture is to take care of the Earth by conserving soil and water. … Continue reading
Water Update
The importance of water and the state of my apartment complex is such that I keep at least one 2.5-gallon of water in my laundry room for just such emergencies as I find myself in right now. When I flushed the toilet and didn’t hear the familiar sound of rushing water to refill the tank. … Continue reading
Ignorance Slayer
This Saturday, I attended my hottest poetry event yet…started off as 90 degrees when I arrived and swelled to 95 by the time I left. Nonetheless at the base of Philosopher’s Rock and the entrance of Barton Springs…that 68-degree natural waters would’ve actually felt refreshing if I didn’t have another reading afterwards. I first explained … Continue reading
Blues Semi-Finalists
For a change of pace, I limped to a downtown blues place that hosted a music competition. I arrived early enough to order a burger that was half the size of my head, but I was so hungry, I ate it all before thinking, “Hmm, I should have taken a picture of it!” Adding to my … Continue reading
Ceramic Wine-Glassmaking
Whenever an event starts off with two goblet-sized wine glasses, I’d say I’m off to a wonderful start! The one made of glass had a delicious Californian blend, the other made of ceramics, was the creative challenge. Although you cannot tell from this picture, I spent an extraordinary amount of time sketching out my design … Continue reading
AISD Superintendent Search Meeting 7/16/14
I arrived to the meeting room for the AISD superintendent search a few minutes early and found the room empty. Puzzling. Just the day before, when I’d mistakenly gone to the Carver Museum, then the Carver library, I’d checked the meeting room calendar to confirm the actual date and time. By 11:25 am, five minutes before the … Continue reading
The 14th Painting’s Done
In the 14th painting, the twins have entered the quantum matrix of choices. Sometimes, abstract things are harder to depict. Having the freedom to show something any way I want to means that it’s challenging for me to narrow down the choices. Within the chapter, I talk about the “pathways.” I knew I’d depict those pathways … Continue reading
Courageous Journey
She squared her shoulders Defiance in her eyes Dared him to touch her one more time It wasn’t a threat But a promise he didn’t want fulfilled She’d marched too far to be denied a place Not the best place Not his place But a place A place she knew she had the right to … Continue reading
Cuzco & Machu Picchu
On the summer solstice 2014, four other Texas women, or cotravellers, and I started our journey to Peru. When I arrived at the Austin airport, I ate at an organic, locally-sourced bar, served by a spoken word poet. Two flights later, I took a “sleeping selfie” at the airport in Lima. Although my overnight layover … Continue reading
The Never-Ending List
I’ll admit it: I struggle with arrogance. After all, I’m only a perfect nine. I know I have flaws. Yet I make the most of what I have. When revising my bucket list, I was initially stumped. Consider this: I’ve traveled around the world, driven cross-country, been published, happy, in love, thinner, younger, in good … Continue reading