What He Must Have Seen
He’s so old that a man has to stand on either side of him to prop him up, but he […]
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My Mother Told Us Not to Have Children
She’d say, Never have a child you don’t want. Then she’d say, Of course, I wanted you once you
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A Poem for Women Who Don’t Want Children
I won’t preach about the rewards of motherhood. I won’t say it’s the best thing that ever happened to me.
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Trials of a Teenage Transvestite’s Single Mother
My son’s black ruffled skirt is shorter than the straight denim one he usually wears. We’re late for school. Don’t
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For Those Who Never Know What to Say to Widows
Two months after the funeral, leave your wife and two teenage sons, drive fourteen hours straight from Eagle to walk
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Patio Tomatoes
I.My boyfriend leaves his patio tomatoesat my apartment at around the three-year mark,just when I’m realizing he may never commit.This