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MAGPIE
A lifestyle blog that's kind of a mess from a broad just doing her best
The magpie is a mouthy bird who hoards sentimentality, lives unabashedly, and will eat almost everything. That is me. I’m the magpie. Also my name is Maggie. See what I did there?
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Finals as told by Lucille Bluth
Alternative Title: Adventures in Hell Week Here are the myriad of emotions and reactions to all that fun that goes along with finals...
maggiemac
May 5, 20141 min read
Composition of an Artist…
…As though done by Dali, Picasso, and Van Gogh themselves.
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May 1, 20141 min read
Just Really Good Songs
Alternative Title: Adventures in Yay More Music There’s really no rhyme or reason to the grouping of these 5 songs. I just like them all...
maggiemac
Apr 29, 20141 min read
Pâques in Connecticut
Alternative Titles: Adventures in Unexplored America and Overwhelming Generosity ********************************************************...
maggiemac
Apr 23, 20142 min read
Fig Tree
Inspired by Sylvia Plath’s work
maggiemac
Apr 23, 20141 min read
Movie Review: The Spectacular Now
Alternative Title: Adventures in Eerily Realistic Movies Author’s Note: I saw this movie because I’m a real fan of Shailene Woodley and...
maggiemac
Apr 18, 20141 min read
That is part of…
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. -AA Milne
maggiemac
Apr 17, 20141 min read
I want to taste…
I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to experience pain. -Sylvia Plath
maggiemac
Apr 17, 20141 min read
Preparing for Haiti (or lack there of)
Alternative Title: Adventures in Mental “Brace Yourself” So in a matter of weeks, I will be heading to Chambrun, Haiti with Nehemiah...
maggiemac
Apr 15, 20142 min read
Le Cinéma Français
Alternative Titles: Adventures in Francophone Films other than “Amélie” Author’s Note: Even those who don’t really know foreign films...
maggiemac
Apr 10, 20142 min read
Gordon: A Nature-Lover’s Guide
Alternative Title: The Survivalist’s Guide to Christian College Campuses This enriching, thorough guide to the natural habitat of the...
maggiemac
Apr 5, 20143 min read
Playlist for Melancholia
Alternative Title: Adventures in Bittersweet Quiet So, here’s another installment of my “5 song” style. It’s for when life is a little...
maggiemac
Apr 3, 20141 min read
There is nothin…
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self -Ernest Hemingway
maggiemac
Apr 3, 20141 min read
The Power of Spoken Word
Alternative Title: Adventures in Auditory Empowerment I’ve never heard a more eloquent, heartbreaking, and honest portrayal of what it is...
maggiemac
Mar 26, 20141 min read
Fascinating People in History #3
Alternative Title: Adventures in the Arts Sessue Hayakawa- The Actor You’ve Never Heard of but Really Should Have Sessue Hayakawa, born...
maggiemac
Mar 26, 20143 min read
A Letter to Louisa May Alcott….
Alternative Title: Adventures in WHY CAN’T WE REWRITE HISTORY! Dear Louisa, Girlfriend to girlfriend, I just have to say it. You screwed...
maggiemac
Mar 23, 20143 min read
To you….
Alternative Title: Adventures in Shout-outs To the one person who actually visits my blog…. YOU’RE COOL. THANKS. Is that you, Dad? Who...
maggiemac
Mar 20, 20141 min read
Post-Poetry Musings
Alternative Title: Adventures in Literary Wonders Tonight I had the privilege to go to a poetry reading by Michael O’Siadhail, a famed...
maggiemac
Mar 20, 20141 min read
Golden Oldies
Alternative Title: Adventures in Explorative Classics *Author’s Note: People really should know the oldies better. Not only are they very...
maggiemac
Mar 19, 20141 min read
(Continued) Imaginary Conversations with CS Lewis
-Hey CS, in light of this hipster culture hellbent on originality, do you have any advice? -‘Sup Maggie [I’m sure he would say this],...
maggiemac
Mar 17, 20141 min read
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