pool

My pal was learning to swim. We met at a hotel in western Kansas, and she swam like it was a superpower she had almost gained, like she had almost been radiated enough, like she had been half bitten by that magic spider. I am fish. When I dip, wiggle, I’m in utero. Free! She […]

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

1. At the DMV, met a retired kindergarten teacher who sang with her choir at the 1964 World’s Fair. 2. Expressed great gratitude that a man I would guess had Egyptian ancestry agreed to take my mom’s personal check to pay for the dumbass fake car inspection I needed so desperately. 3. Ate a beautiful […]

Kaleidescope

This summer: my tooth, my friend’s dad, the Supreme Court, presidential immunity, my sister, my aunt, the former president, the president, the new presidential candidate, my lower back, my softening jawline. I’m going to spare you the verbs and the direct and indirect objects. I think you get it. I’ve been reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s […]

to the quick

Teeth are not bones. Despite being a common part of the skulls you’ve seen, bones can mend, and teeth cannot. Why? I wondered as I sat down to write about my most recent dental adventure. Yes, in my summer of first world problems, after a lovely weekend float trip, peacefully drifting down the Meramec River […]