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1 month gone
To Jack on (approximately) your 1 month birthday, typed with one hand as you sprawl, sleeping, in my arms: I could wax poetic on the sweet perfection of the peach fuzz on your…
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Sci Fi Suzie
One time, when I was in high school, my boyfriend’s mother asked my little brother: “What does your sister want to be when she grows up?” “Well,” he answered, furrowing his brow, “I’m…
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How Many Times Can I Spend My Economic Stimulus Check?
So here’s the thing. We owed in taxes exactly the amount (plus $35) that we are getting in our stimulus check, so technically we are at a wash, in the negative even. But…
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On Risks, the Taking Of
"Hello, this is Gillian’s phone." "Hi, I’m looking for John’s mother?" "Who, again?" "Are you John’s mother?" "I’m sorry, I think you have the wrong – er – uh – wait – yes,…