by Dawn | May 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
I do not want a self-driving car. The dealership gave me a loaner car. I already miss my zippy car. “My mom would like this car,” I think. It’s a beast– cruise ship. I don’t want to sail. I want to zip. Someone pulls out in front of me. This is Rhode...
by Dawn | Dec 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
“I had a nightmare last night,” says Declan. “‘I’m sorry about that. I have nightmares, too. ” I say. “You, Mommy? What do you have nightmares about?” He leans in for the answer. “Running out of money. Being sick. Not being...
by Dawn | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have to go to the bathroom. I wish the bell would ring. It finally does. I really don’t have to go, but I know I’d better try because I’ve only got one shot to go during the day…my mother always made me try “just in case.” That...
by Dawn | Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
“How long is an hour?” Declan asks. He already knows the answer. It’s a trick question. An hour used to be sixty minutes on the sundial–or sixty minutes, plus or minus a smidge of an Olympic fraction of a microsecond that over time changed...
by Dawn | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Brother Norris was a fascinating man. I heard of his passing this week. He spent thirty years teaching us English, then went on to retirement. It’s time for him to look down from heaven and make sure we’re not splitting our infinitives. I know...
by Dawn | Aug 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
“You didn’t actually read my book!” My friend got caught like a kid cheating on summer reading. Jodi, the “Don’t Sniff the Glue” supercovermodel, hates to read. But since she’s on the cover, and we both have brown hair and...
