My Father’s Coat
I’m wearing my father’s coat. He has died. I didn’t like him, But I wear the coat. I’m wearing […]
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I Wanted to Be
I wanted to be so many things. Bigger than I was. A tall tower of building blocks. A shoelace tied
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After the Bowling Stopped
Last night, this guy played guitar on stage, and it made me think of you, because you play guitar on
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The Whole Chalupa
[audioplayer file=”https://admin.rattle.com/audio/McCarthyChalupa.mp3″] There’s an educational controversy raging in Massachusetts over the “MCAS” tests, a series of standardized tests that students
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What Teachers Make
(Or, If Things Don’t Work Out You Can Always Go to Law School) He says the problem with teachers is
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To My Hair
i. I never admired how you grew into thick, resilient strands black as India ink: I used to bleach