Monthly Archives: February 2015

Bitch

I guess some days are bound to be like this. Annoyed about the number on the scale, I cast about for fuel and then the kiss I give my boy goodbye is silver pale against the heat I nurture in … Continue reading

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Feeling (3 of 3)

Instead, I brought the meeting back to order. I commented on the lateness of the hour and I reminded everyone that we had to move along. I prevented Linda from asking what she later gave me: how disabled does someone … Continue reading

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Feeling (2 of 3)

For one thing they’re ugly. Their aggressive complaining personalities might be bearable if their persons were acceptable to the eyes or ears. Barbara seems to think her blindness is an excuse to pay no attention to her appearance. It’s bad … Continue reading

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Feeling (1 of 3)

Lately I’m restless in bed. I don’t toss or turn but also I don’t sleep. My father once told me it doesn’t matter whether we actually lose consciousness. It’s only important that we rest our bodies and our minds. He … Continue reading

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Self Control

Shall I describe the things I can’t control? The feelings of another (or my own), the politics of anywhere, the roll of clouds against the sky, my shattered phone. I cannot make the planets move apart or change one angry … Continue reading

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Parent Parties

When I was young my parents entertained their neighbor friends, and then it boggled me how women kitchen-stuck and clucked, exchanged three illness stories and a recipe, while men around the fireplace converged, discussing politics and business goals. From that … Continue reading

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A Coming of Age Story (End)

Jill read a memorable magazine article years ago, about a strange little father-daughter family. The father was mentally retarded or developmentally disabled or otherwise just marginally capable of caring for himself. He’d somehow managed to marry a functional woman, and … Continue reading

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A Coming of Age Story (Middle)

It doesn’t hurt that Jill’s more confident now. She looks good. Better than Kevin does. Better than she did. She comes from a family that appears to look older when young and younger when old. She’s finally growing into her … Continue reading

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A Coming of Age Story (Beginning)

“So what the fuck is friendship?” Jill asked Kevin after she told him about Anita. In the old days the narration would have been between but now it was after. Now his chest hair is white and her belly skin … Continue reading

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Blimp

My vision isn’t sharp enough to read the white-on-orange letters overhead, but I can’t fail to notice them – I need to take in my surroundings. Walking dead are all around me – eyes upon their phones, ambulation automatic, blind … Continue reading

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