TO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS
TO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS Standing in the line to go into the church, I came across a young woman I hadn’t seen in awhile. We affectionately recognized ...
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I AM NOT SNOW WHITE
I AM NOT SNOW WHITE Carpenter ants, nuclear size wasps, bats, deer, hawks, a single bunny. These are the insects and mammals that have decided to s...
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Dearest Michael, You are so fortunate to have been born when your Great Grandparents were still alive. You got to meet Grandma Kitsie, (HOT FUDGE S...
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ORGANIZED CHAOS “I am coming tomorrow to paint,” my friend, Joe said to me when he called me last Sunday to let me know. I had called him about a m...
Read moreFOUR MONTHS ALREADY
FOUR MONTHS ALREADY What? Four months? Scars are barely noticeable and this is without dousing them compulsively with oil. As a matter of fact I le...
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BROCCOLI CASSEROLE Dearest Michael, There are some recipes that I must share with you because of the experience of the recipe and not necessarily b...
Read morePROGRESS NOT PERFECTION
PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION Put the ac in the window. Read the directions. Who writes these fucking things, seriously is the diagram really intended fo...
Read moreIT’S NOT FINE
IT’S NOT FINE I tend to speak to people about my double mastectomy three and a half months out like I just got over the flu. It is likely a surviva...
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CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES Dearest Michael, I learned so much about mothering from our friend and pretend family, Karen. Karen has been our neighbor r...
Read moreANOTHER CANCER GIFT
ANOTHER CANCER GIFT A dear friend gave me a necklace last night that said ‘SURVIVOR’ on it. Normally this type of gift with this type of word on it...
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CHOCOLATE CHIP PIE Dearest Michael, “You’re a really great baker,” you said so matter of factly to me when we were driving somewhere the other day....
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