At the Spalding Inn, this time my heart knew better than to do a sentimental leap when recalling happy childhood hours there. My imagination is a liar. I will never again trust my memories of youthful bliss. Still, since I know I went there a lot as a kid, I gave the dining room a small, slightly guilty smile, the way I do a person I’m supposed to recognize but don’t. There was a new […]
Read moreMonth: October 2009
Meatloaf Slept Here
I’ve realized that if I don’t take a break, something will snap, either inside me or within arm’s reach. So I made a plan to escape midweek when we have the unusual circumstance of no classes for two days. On Saturday night Lauren came over to co-study. Look at all those books I’ve got. Oh: and look at that bench I sort of made. I didn’t really make it because this guy Don sliced the […]
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Really: I’m not kidding. There is too much work here. I mean, look at what we had to do today in a certain Class-That-Shall-Remain-Nameless, in which our group tends to be dynamic. [flashvideo filename=wp-content/video/bubble-wrap.flv image=wp-content/video/bubble-wrap.jpg /] Geese are leaving here in droves. I think I even saw a gaggle or two. —”Take me with you,” I call to the skies. But they turn their heads down toward me as one, laughing vindictively at my church-lady […]
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This isn’t good, this state of mind. Thoughtful classmates are suggesting I take a break. Like, leave town. I had volunteered to be part of a committee that plans fun surprises for the other MATs, but at today’s meeting I kept saying, —”I want to do something that involves kicking. That, or hitting.” Here’s a classmate of whom I’m fond. She’s wearing a coat she brought from her homeland. Here’s a guessing game for you. […]
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