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A Common Singularity

They worked together in a large glass office tower in Minneapolis. Alexis, the object of desire, was a mid-level manager,

Famous Blue Pea Coat

From the first time I saw you, I thought I understood everything about you, instantly and eternally. You were smart,

Her Grand Epiphany

Shadowy cream linoleum Electronic water drops Breathing machines Whispered terminology Chemo drugs cause psychosis Break with reality of c-word Smoking

Infinite Sources of Life

The self-deprecating, handsome, reckless Dr. Rhodes arrived in Madison at 11:20 p.m. on a Wednesday night from Chicago by Greyhound

Loving my Momma

In young womanhood, I had a lot of anger at my mother.  I worked through most of it before she

Of Loaves and Ropes

Rox laid the items on the prop table in the pre-determined spots: two silver candlesticks, on one side, marked Act

On My Mysterious Womanhood

It causes me to color my hair and paint my lipsAnd enjoy a new outfit more than politics It surges

Romance at The Dead

When Eddie proposed to May during a Dead concert, it blew everyone away. Earlier that day, May hid in the

Small Blessings, Warm Fruit

My son comes to me in the morning and hugs me like sunshine on a tomato.   My husband calls

Smart, Sensitive Sexists

I am troubled right now about the predominance in my life of smart, sensitive men whose company I otherwise enjoy,

The Governor’s Wife

They brought him a paper to sign. Forensic evidence was conflicting: a fractured infant’s skull; a slow, deep-brain bleed. “Died

To the boy who wrote me hate poems

And so you published a book of poems I’m so proud of you! But I did hesitate When I read

What is Most Important?

My home is finally healing My husband is gaining strength I am managing my worry My son is playing sports