Monthly Archives: April 2011

Throw me Thursday: Moving

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Today is my 6 year Homeiversary. I’m sitting on a toilet seat with a head full of Garnier Black Tea dye waiting for it take. I wonder how much of this stuff has already seeped too far into my follicles … Continue reading →

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Old Man Underwood

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Come late Sunday night I was struck thundersick and pained and curled to sleep around our prized pink hot water bottle that makes everyone feel okay. Monday morning I swore I could do it, I was okay, I could make … Continue reading →

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Throw me Thursday: Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

It’s my baby’s third Earth Day Birthday and all I want to do is get to tomorrow so I can enjoy it. The girl came out slicked and squalling and ready to party. She’s been dancing since she could stand. … Continue reading →

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not from around here…are you?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Once a month, sometimes less, I work the counter at Real Coffee down on Main as a excuse to talk to people I don’t know. I’ve lived in this little house in this tiny town for one week shy of … Continue reading →

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Throw me Thursday: The Mosh Effect

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Yeah, well. I was going to spend the night at Trin’s but, her mom got mad with all of us already over there and we were making too much noise she said, so Trin could go out until 1 am, … Continue reading →

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Unequivocal

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

We are waiting for a storm. The winds are high and warm, all the spring birds sing a frantic chirrup as if playing chase in the voice of little girls. Then it quiets, cars are missing from the streets, the … Continue reading →

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Throw me Thursday: Skate

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

There is a sliver of youth I’d like to get back, it’s small and it’s silver and sharp. I’d hang it on a chain wrapped loose around my neck where it would cut like paper. This is for the skinny … Continue reading →

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Mama’s Little Monkey

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

My daughter Azalea will be three years old in less than twenty days. Her changes come with a snap of the fingers, just like that. Last year, almost certainly a month before her second birthday, her sweetest of sweet baby … Continue reading →

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Throw me Thursday: What they didn’t say

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

I spread creamy peanut butter and bumbleberry jam on whole wheat tortillas to toast on the griddle; shred carrots, slice and steam them; core apples–sometimes red, sometimes green– and pour small cups of milk. Tomorrow, I will make stacks of … Continue reading →

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