http://totallyunfamous.com It's a blog. It's a book. It's both! A brand-new blog book from Sarah Anne Sumpolec. Fri, 25 May 2007 14:15:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank you for being here with me and letting me share Lucy's "Totally Unfamous" story with you. I hope you enjoyed it. As usual, I am having a hard time letting go of Lucy now that the story has been told. A chapter in her life is finished, but like real ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/25/ps/ on Christmas day we are together Paul and Beka Anna and me Dad and Gabby and the half baby to come a quiet morning remembering celebrating making room Taylor and Ben arrive for dinner at my dad’s insistence and are surprised to receive presents as if they were two more kids in the house Taylor receiving the lion’s share while Ben seemed to have a ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/25/christmas-part-2-252/ Beka arrives in a plain old rental car no limos or chauffeurs or gowns totally unfamous at least while she’s here she looks different, I think sophisticated elegant but when she starts talking she’s the same old Beka with better grooming Josh is with her and the two of them speak a language all their own he stays and visits for a while and then ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/25/christmas-251/ the phone rings and it is the detective from Bragg County telling me there will be no trial that Ethan has agreed to a plea so in exchange for his admission of guilt in my rape and one other he will be sentenced to eight years of which he will likely only serve four or five but even though this ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/25/more-250/ whips by as the temperature drops and Anna begs me to take her Christmas shopping it’s the only time she seems to need me but today without her Ipod I take the chance to talk with her find out about her friends and her teachers hoping she’ll know that I’m there if she needs me I agonize over what to get ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/24/december-249/ even with the next meet weeks away Coach puts us back to work telling me my third place finish could be second or first if I stay focused he doesn’t ask about Ethan but I know he is watching me showing me how to throw my energy into working out persevering even on the bad days and in that way gymnastics is like ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/24/back-248/ I tell Julie that I am ready to face Ethan feeling anything but ready and she sits the empty chair between us again and this time I have no trouble picturing him a smirk on his face untouchable invincible but for a moment I see someone else in the chair Jesus touchable invincible and I know that I am not alone “Ethan. You ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/24/face-off-247/ I choose Dad to talk to because he’s the smartest person I know and even though this new baby seems to have separated us his devotion to God I have never questioned so I ask, “How do I forgive Ethan, when what he did was so horrible?” Dad rubs at his chin for a long minute before he answers “What ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/23/dad-246/ God kept his half of the bargain so I now must find a way to keep mine so I start at the beginning or what I think is the beginning and tell Him of every place that I have failed the list long and humiliating but when I arrive at Ethan I get stuck like I need to do more ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/23/deal-245/ returning to school is like being dipped in cold water Mel is already consumed with plans for prom which is months away I almost envy that she can focus so completely on having a great senior year while I and others are simply trying to survive it so instead of Mel I talk with Angie and bring her up to date with all ... http://totallyunfamous.com/2007/05/23/school-244/