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Slicer Angela Faulhaber wrote her slice (March 4th) based on Linda Rief's book titled, Quickwrites. This is based on the “Rambling Autobiography.”
Eva’s Rambling Autobiography I was born during a rare blizzard in the middle of March after my parents arrived by police escort to the hospital. I adore the aroma and flavor of coffee and chocolate. I satisfy my addiction by occasionally digging into the plastic tub of Guittard milk chocolate cooking chips I keep hidden in my freezer. I sometimes splurge on buying my favorite black Spendid t-shirts at Bloomingdales, which are ridiculously priced for a simple black t-shirt but I love how long and soft they are. I once stole a dairy which was a dare from mean spirited girlfriends from a local stationary store that was rumored to be owned by the mafia. (I lost a lot of sleep over that experience.) That was the same year I slapped a girl in day camp across the face and then got punched in the stomach because another mean group of girls thought it would be fun to start a fight. My favorite place to hide was the extra large, long closet in the bedroom I shared with my sister growing up that my dad had added to our house in Plainview, Long Island. There was a spare mattress stuck at the end and I would spend hours hiding in the dark space feeling like I was a million miles away. I can still smell my mother’s chicken soup simmering on the stove, radiating through the house. I went to the prom with a college boy who had graduated from my high school who exclaimed when he picked me up at my house, “I almost didn’t make it tonight because my grandmother just croked.” I was asked to drop the Aikido martial arts class my sister and I signed up for after I fainted during the first session. I gave birth to three beautiful daughters, who are now married and having children of their own. I once saw Billie Jean King in a restaurant when tennis was my life and when I bravely went to tell her how I admired her she was rather rude.. I am an elementary school teacher who loves teaching children to become lifelong learners.
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3/5/2022 05:53:31 am
I have read a couple of these and absolutely love them You weave in so many crazy interesting things-- born in a blizzard, met Billy Jean King, once stole a diary, went to prom with a kid whose grandmother had just died-- .I want to know about your process, thinking it would take me awhile to collect enough interesting facts about myself. I want to try them with my sixth graders.
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3/5/2022 07:04:07 am
I love the rambling, stream of conciousness feel of this. I felt like I was sitting across from you while we drank coffee. I can see the ebbs and flows of your life, and I wonder about all of the spaces between. Thank you for sharing.
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Angela Faulhaber
3/7/2022 05:22:43 pm
I love, love, love the quote from your prom date. It made me laugh out loud! Thanks for the shout-out! It's been fun to see the waterfall of Linda Rief's awesome quickwrite!
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Eva KaplanSea glass, found on beaches, is naturally worn and smooth by tide and time,. As a wife, mother, Bubbe, teacher, reader & life-long learner, and of course, sea glass collector, I aspire to use writing to help me understand myself and the world around me. Archives
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