At Fourteen
Like a good babysitter, I arrived on time, I put the kids to bed when I was supposed to, and as a bonus, I would wash dishes.
I liked kids. I didn't yell at them or slap them in the … Continue reading >>
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Those nasty box cakes
My mother had an electric mixer with a rotating bowl that blended her cakes into creamy smoothness, and she always let me lick the bowl clean. All that yummy raw batter.
She had … Continue reading >>
In Love With You:
For Valentine's Day I'd like to share one of my favorite love poems, written by the late Kenneth Koch. It captures the exuberance of falling in love with delight, surprise and … Continue reading >>
The Start
Last year, as the pandemic slowed life down and caused us to physically withdraw from one another, I dragged out a cheap chalkboard I'd bought for book shows a few years ago. On it I … Continue reading >>
First job
My husband Don laughed when I brought the Target delivery into the house this morning.
"I was doing that over fifty years ago," he said.
Delivering groceries, that is, from a … Continue reading >>