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Grammy's Letter to Miley 27 Aug 2013 | 03:19 pm
Dear Miley, Hi there, honey! Grampy and I tried to stay up to watch you on the T.V. last night but we’re having problems with the dish again. This morning I was on the phone ...
From Blossoms 26 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the boy at the bend in the road where we turned toward signs painted Peaches. From laden boughs, from hands, from sweet fe...
Bat 25 Aug 2013 | 03:28 pm
It was nearly three a.m. a few nights ago when Micah showed up in our bedroom. He’s twenty years old, so this is not typical behavior. Typical behavior would be him tip-toeing up the stairs to his at...
Brave 24 Aug 2013 | 03:07 pm
“The bravest thing we ever do is wake up every morning and keep on living.” I’ve heard this before And suppose it’s true for those who wake to push and keep pushing through, to wake and push th...
Ten Good Reasons Why Burning Man is a Bad Idea 23 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
1. No one has ever been able to explain to me what it actually is. And please don’t tell me it’s an “a week-long experiment in radical self-expression”. What does that even mean? It simply leads ...
Pre-flight Instructions 22 Aug 2013 | 03:28 pm
Like most people who fly frequently, I pay little or no attention to flight attendants when they run through the pre-flight safety spiel. I’ve heard it before and know what to do, though trust me, if ...
Nelly 21 Aug 2013 | 03:33 pm
“You’ll love her, Mom,” my daughter Hannah said. She was calling from the animal shelter. “I don’t want a big dog.” I told her. “Or one with long hair. Or a pit bull. “ “She’s not big,” Hannah repli...
Road Rage, Redirected 20 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
I have a tendency to trash other drivers who’ve committed what I consider vehicular sins while I’m driving. They, of course, can’t hear my profanity-laced diatribes, but the passengers in my car can, ...
Wish List 19 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
I wish for every woman A bigger life. Bigger than her body Or idea of her body. A stronger life Stronger than her will or the will of others A life that is flexible and unafraid A life that ope...
Back 18 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
We’re back in New Haven, facing a fruit fly invasion in the kitchen and a parched garden. The mail is stacked on the dining room buffet, the vast majority of which is immediately recyclable. It wasn’...
