When They Don’t Get It
Last night Christopher and I were getting dressed for my work Christmas party which was to be held at a swanky steakhouse. I put on a long black skirt, high black heels, and a black sweater with a white collared shirt underneath.
Chris: Are you going to wear that?
Me: Yes, why what’s wrong with it?
Chris: [...]
Here comes the sun
The girl has been happy and smiling for two days in a row! I feel like I should have a mid-week party complete with confetti and alcohol for mom. Or I could just sigh with relief…kind of like that brief reprieve between contractions.
Life Gets in the Way
I have a confession to make. I slept in the same bed as my grandmother until I was twelve. It’s true. I had a room waiting for me in the basement, complete with it’s own bathroom, and loud scary furnace. I weaned myself from my Grandma’s bed like a smoker [...]
The Moocher
I knew he would call. I wasn’t holding my breath or anything but I definitely stowed the fact into the back of my brain, prepping myself for the conversation. He’s the consummate loser who mooched off of his mother, literally, until the day she died. I thought the call would [...]
moment of indecision
I watched as she entered her car
in the Barnes and Noble parking lot
she was tall thin and formal
her iron gray hair pinned up
in an old maid’s bun
her thin pinched face wore an expression
of habitual sourness
she paused in her car seat
which in turn made me pause
she put her hands into her face and
her head shook
with what [...]