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  • The Homeplace

    In homage to the forestIts heavy shadowsDeep and darkGreener than green,even when the sun is brightand the begonias bloom deep red.Bits of grass, spindly and fine, grow around the river of moss in dotsLike cattails before they’re cutThe bells of the foxglove ring and ring and ringWhen the air moves soft electric Blue Morning glories

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  • Deadfall Yard

    I’m learning what will grow, and what will grow successfully.

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  • Her leopard, high heeled mules sure footed in the gravel. 

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  • Happy Anniversary

    Of course there was glitter.

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  • La Bouquet

    It looked like somebody made wedding bouquets and needed my blue and white bloomers.

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  • National Registry

    The sound started there

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  • Security

    I love the feel of sheer silk against my skin, don’t you?

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  • The Fatigue

    Doesn’t my interpretation of the painting count? Isn’t it supposed to be a hanging Rorshact test?

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  • Still the Same

    I ran away from home a couple of times. Once after college I went to Texas for no good reason. The last time with a man to England, half an hour from Stonehenge. We had to get married. I was pregnant.  I won’t do that again.  I came back. I am the same person I

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  • Phone Runner

    The crowd-in-a-box jerked into silence when the shrill squeal pierced their ears.

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  •  Nobody is watching

    Nobody is watching. Read more

  • Joys of Homeownership

    “I know it’s not much, but I’ve been saving this for the apocalypse,” Traci dumped her bag on the dining room table. A ball of twine, a box of matches, a straight razor, scissors, a bottle of valium, and a loaded pistol.  “This isn’t the apocalypse, the pipes are backed up. We have to call Read more

  • Paris

    Betty dreaded opening the package the mailman was about to deliver. She knew what it was when she  watched him come up the street. She should just refuse to accept it, turn around and send it back right then. Return to sender. That would be the smart thing to do. She didn’t want to dredge Read more

  • Ginger Tom

    Geraldine didn’t appreciate that stray yellow cat that dropped her kitten at the front door. There it was though, eyes open, wobbly legged, barely weaned, and yellow as its mama. She thought of just sweeping it off the porch like trash. What else could it eat besides milk? Shit. She’d have to go to Walmart. Read more

  • Rum Punch

    I didn’t need to drink, didn’t want to end up a human popsicle on the interstate somewhere between here and home. Read more

  • Yutori

    Shimmering lights were ahead of him. Read more

  • The Homeplace

    In homage to the forestIts heavy shadowsDeep and darkGreener than green,even when the sun is brightand the begonias bloom deep red.Bits of grass, spindly and fine, grow around the river of moss in dotsLike cattails before they’re cutThe bells of the foxglove ring and ring and ringWhen the air moves soft electric Blue Morning glories

    Read more

  • Deadfall Yard

    I’m learning what will grow, and what will grow successfully.

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  • Her leopard, high heeled mules sure footed in the gravel. 

    Read more

  • Happy Anniversary

    Of course there was glitter.

    Read more

  • La Bouquet

    It looked like somebody made wedding bouquets and needed my blue and white bloomers.

    Read more

  • National Registry

    The sound started there

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  • Security

    I love the feel of sheer silk against my skin, don’t you?

    Read more

  • The Fatigue

    Doesn’t my interpretation of the painting count? Isn’t it supposed to be a hanging Rorshact test?

    Read more

  • Still the Same

    I ran away from home a couple of times. Once after college I went to Texas for no good reason. The last time with a man to England, half an hour from Stonehenge. We had to get married. I was pregnant.  I won’t do that again.  I came back. I am the same person I

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  • Phone Runner

    The crowd-in-a-box jerked into silence when the shrill squeal pierced their ears.

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  • Sanctuary

    All day I will talk nonsense. I will repeat a paragraph eight times in a day. I will point out its main idea, drag it out, make people paste it in a book, and read it back to me. I will pass out little pieces of paper with vocabulary words on them and glue bottles,…

  • Wedding Cut

    “I was sorta hoping you’d include me in your plans. You shouldn’ta moved your head so fast, now look what happened. You look better with longer hair,” she said. It seemed she was a little bit on the crazy side. “I’m Isabella. Everybody calls me Z for short. Want me to be your date for…

  • Morning Curtain

    Snow laden limbs are replaced by blossoms falling to earth and flowers push up from underneath.  Early snowdrops and daffodils show off their color peek from recent fresh green.  Wet brown earth gives way to the promise of gardens, of deep green shadows and tomatoes Something more than squirrels digging through dried leaves. The smell…

  • The Road Trip

    The road trip was a mindset. It required no preparation or preparation of all things, especially the house before the departure. After I took care of the laundry, the cats, the mess, and the packing, I was ready to roll down the road.  Time was not of the essence on a road trip. Stops were…

  • Let’s Call it Art

    “That painting on the wall is askew and is about to fall down on the fragile candy dish on top of the buffet. Between the shards of glass that escape and the bits of sweets that scatter, it will never be safe to go barefoot in the house again. Move the damned painting,” He said.…