Story: my friend had a mouse infestation. She had cleaned up this mouse mess on her own several times, but the mice had returned. Her apartment management company has been a complete dick about it, blaming her, refusing to do any pest control. I gathered with a couple of do-gooders and we donned tyvec suits […]
Read More December Stories part DeuxI decided to surprise friends. After giving them a “maybe” to a drinks invitation, they would never expect me to turn up. They wanted to take the new streetcar, which I should adore, but don’t. A streetcar is me being out of control. A car is me being able to flee home. So I cleverly […]
Read More December StoriesSaturday morning friends circled my dining room table and folded origami birds. It is heavenly to be in a room with care-full people. Not careful, but full of care for the world, and full of care for each other. Our Mardi Gras theme this year is birds, so I am reading about birds, doctoring pictures […]
Read More birdMy dad goes in for a memory test. He thinks he didn’t do well. I could hold this test down and punch it until it passed out, gushing blood from its nose, and sorry. Our identity, mine, my mom’s, my dad’s, rests on being the smart one, the clever one, the one who goes faster, […]
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