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In the beginning, the baby’s nails were so delicate I could just pick them off when they got too long, like peeling off a bit of tape stuck to a gift...
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Highly Meltable
Occasionally I desire to have my skull popped open, my brain removed, and all its grody nooks and crannies pressure washed clean — and never moreso than…
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Goodnight Nobody
The baby slept in our bedroom for the first one hundred and ninety three nights of her life...
Jun 30
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Venice Blue
Twenty years ago this month I graduated from high school, and twenty years ago next month...
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Going, Going
The last day of my first office job began with an invitation to a mysterious staff meeting...
Apr 30
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The Age of Mammals
One evening a few years ago Joe and I were walking the dog by the creek near our house when a thought out of nowhere appeared in my head...
Mar 26
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Little Bum Bums
I knew the baby was going to arrive on the cusp...
Feb 26
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The Babies In My Phone
The baby in my house goes to sleep or maybe she doesn’t...
Jan 29
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