About all this

by LucyJune 8, 2010May 8, 2018

Me Before:

Me Right Now:

As you may have clearly surmised, my life thus far has been marked by sheer class.

My name is Lucy. I enjoy cats:

I was raised to collect books, and then to read them:

Tea. Earl Gray. Hot:

The only time I impulsively swore was while playing Scrabble, and I never play without my dictionary:

I’ve lived by the Pacific Ocean. It informed my preference for rugged coastlines, cold water, and gray skies.

I’ll always be dreaming of raising one of these beauties someday:

I love my friends:

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I lived with a tribe in the desert of East Africa. As exotic as it sounds, it became my normal. My feet are permanently tanned, my hair still has bleached streaks of gold, but the most important change is hidden in my heart. I left with a better understanding that this life is not about me.

I enjoy writing, although it paradoxically plies me with sharpest realizations of inadequacy, along with the most satisfying sense of gratification. It’s really all I’ve got.