The wave from the driveway
Do you miss your parents? My parents always come to the car when I am leaving their house. My dad tries to give me a twenty dollar bill. Sometimes I take it. When I am actually broke, I don’t take it because of my stubbornness. My mom hugs us so well. She gives healing hugs […]
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Mouth of the South, Telling the secrets of an ended marriage
I was given a gift of saying too much. An inability to keep my mouth shut. An awkwardness in groups. Inept at a party. Small talk turns to revealing personal epiphanies. A sure fire way to lose some friends or relatives is to write about the secrets. The secrets that examine the imperfections. People are […]
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Hurt
Patty Griffin When It Don’t Come Easy 🎵Red lights are flashing on the highwayI wonder if we’re gonna ever get homeI wonder if we’re gonna ever get home tonightEverywhere the waters getting roughYour best intentions may not be enoughI wonder if we’re gonna ever get home tonight It is an emergency. 2011 and we were […]
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Our Daddy Saves People
This piece is from a writing class assignment. I wrote it in 2017- looking back on the winter of 2008. Sundays were spent on the Redneck Riviera. Kids yelling over the motor, the dogs would jump in as we left the dock for the sandbar. It could be tricky to get out- low tide for […]
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Deep fears
I’ve been taking pictures of houses. Big houses. Small. Craftsman. Brick ranches. Everyday I drive around with Mim and say Oh, there’s a pretty one. Look at the roses. Mim can even point out mid century modern. Ooooh a pink door. We drive around like this twice a day or so. I contemplate how I […]
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