Patrick and I got a beautiful white duvet cover with matching shams for our wedding. They’ve been on the guest bed since summer of ’06. I washed them for the first time this weekend. Shut up. I wash the sheets after every visitor. They came out sparkling white and wrinkled as hell, so I pulled…
I Wonder What We’ll Do on Valentines Day?
On the 14th of February, 2004, I was laying on MSO Rin and stagexing’s couch in North Carolina, talking on the phone to my new boyfriend, who lived in Denver. We’d known each other only about 4 months, been dating about 1, and thus had been faced with the dilemma of what on earth to…
Grief
Snickollet’s post today was particularly bittersweet, and crushing, and lovely. Especially given where Patrick and I are in life – about to be parents, about to have our babies, about to share all of the experiences, good and bad, that come with that. Living without my husband for a couple of months has given me just a…
Caveat
Nora asked in a comment if I was taking poetic license with any of my family stories. Firstly, if you find family histories interesting, you should check out Bossy’s family tree. She’s the one who gave me the idea. She has a stack of old family pictures and is posting them one by one, telling…
Brothers At Last
Continued from Charlie and Florence and Mildred and Spider Florence and E.D. work together in a barbecue place in Wilkinsburg. Florence is a cashier. E.D. is working part time as a busboy while going to college for a Bachelor’s of Science at Pitt University. He lives at home, and his wages pay his in-state tuition. …