Category Archives: Poetry

Emperor

Posted on January 21, 2011 by sputterpub

     When I was 9 I was asked to leave Sunday School because I became obnoxious about my questions. When I was around 11 I got into a fight with a ruffian, because I kept talking to her on the … Continue reading →

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Hot Pink

Posted on January 19, 2011 by sputterpub

   When I was 14 I had a vivid demonstration of the paint chip illusion. The paint wasn’t actually chipping. The term referred to small squares of color on strips of light cardboard, with dramatic names printed below them. Stores that … Continue reading →

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Musical Chairs

Posted on January 14, 2011 by sputterpub

     When I was around 13 I was immersed in hormones: my own and those of all my schoolmates. What had started in 4th and 5th grades as the occasional crush in the unusual kid then grew prevalent. Everybody was … Continue reading →

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Snail Trail

Posted on January 12, 2011 by sputterpub

  When I was 48, one morning I killed 48 snails. Normally I’m non-violent. I wince at even the mention of cruelty to a bird or mammal, and I don’t eat their meat (but that was a decision first made by … Continue reading →

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Ugly Duckling

Posted on January 11, 2011 by sputterpub

   When I was 14 I got my period. I was so retarded my mother almost took me to the doctor about it when finally she got to slap my face (gently and with love, in the tradition of her mother, … Continue reading →

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Reward

Posted on December 29, 2010 by sputterpub

    When I was 42 or so, I happened to board the home-going bus behind two chatting people. The woman was first, and she half-turned to her male companion as they entered the vehicle, announcing that she’d finally done it. “It” … Continue reading →

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Any Questions

Posted on December 8, 2010 by sputterpub

I went on a holy land cruise this year. After I booked the trip I realized that the holy land isn’t actually coastal, which meant a long bus ride every shore excursion to get to the holy part that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Criteria

Posted on October 21, 2010 by sputterpub

Danny says, “Okay, Mom: you don’t have to date.” As I admitted at the beginning of the week, what I’ve learned from my Internet dating fling is I’m not ready for it. But also, I haven’t been clear enough about … Continue reading →

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After a Date

Posted on October 20, 2010 by sputterpub

Not yet discouraged, I responded to suitor #2. This time we spoke on the phone before the date but his pleasant voice didn’t prepare me for how morose he would become after the two glasses of wine he drank with … Continue reading →

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The Most Private Thing I’m Willing to Admit Here

Posted on October 19, 2010 by sputterpub

So I thought I’d try Eugene. I took the initiative and wrote to someone who described himself as 60 years old, and living there, and into building and writing. It turned out he wasn’t exactly accurate about his location or … Continue reading →

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