What is it that touches us so deeply when we lose our pop culture icons? Losing celebrities Certainly, when celebrities pass away, we grieve the loss of talent. And we grieve for people we grew up wanting to emulate – watching, hearing, and admiring during impressionable years. We are also fascinated by celebrity, with those […]
Cleavage. Corsets. A Man With Ideas.
Oh… Give me a man with ideas! And I’ll give him my cleavage, my corsets, my dainty feet in elegant heels and seamed stockings… I’ll even, dare I say it… turn the other cheek. Liberty, thy name is woman! And in the name of freedom, let’s celebrate our womanly and manly differences and enjoy the […]
Word: Le mot juste ou juste un mot
It must be morning, somewhere. But not here. Where then? Where I am. Here. Now. This place. In your head ? Word. What? Word. You know – “you’re good, you’re fine.” WORD. What does that mean? I just told you. You’re good. You’re fine. Well said. Mais qu’est-ce que tu as ? T’as oublié tes medicaments, toi ? […]
The Metamorphosis: Mrs. Kafka and the Storage Closet
Awake at 4:30. Something is awry. Sleep again. Restless. Waking, as I try to roll over. Armor back. Trying to sit up. Burning thighs. Bristling, twitching legs. So many of them. What’s happening? Lifting my head to see. Throwing the covers off. My body appears in brown sections – my abdomen, divided and ridged. My […]
French dog high on dope, recovering nicely after rampant case of munchies
“Chien plane complètement… les yeux vitreux… après avoir dévoré du cannabis,” selon son propriétaire. “Dog completely stoned… eyes glazed over… after devouring cannabis,” according to his owner. These were the headlines that greeted me when I opened my home page this morning. Yes, a French home page. And why not? If I can’t have a […]
Not quite an empty nest
It’s Sunday morning. Early. I can hear everything in this quiet. My fingers tapping on the keyboard. Squirrels scampering across the roof. My own thoughts, uninterrupted, except by the usual conflicting voices – the one that is telling me to breathe deeply and enjoy these moments. The others – nagging me to get to the […]
Snoring
It strikes fear in the hearts of lovers and newlyweds. Irritation in weary married couples. Arguments from siblings on vacation, forced to share a tiny room. Snoring. No make-up? No worries. Snoring was all I could think about, pondering my first entire night with a new… friend. It wasn’t fear of waking in the morning, […]
Traffic calming. $138 later, I’m not calm.
Just a few years back, in my leafy little burb, my pocket of proprietor’s paradise, near my 1400 square feet in desirable location-location-location, the proverbial “they” began a project. A “Traffic Calming Project.” Calming, I thought to myself. Traffic calming at that. It had to be a euphemism for something subterranean and a little less […]
It is while blacksmithing that one becomes a blacksmith
“Eet eez while blacksmeeting zat one becomes a blacksmeet,” says the man gazing again at the red stiletto shoes. The beauties I had been saving for a special occasion. Patent, and low cut. Four inch heels. I love wearing them. I love wearing them for him, even more. IMAGE: Catholic school. Patent shoes that reflect, […]
Sex in San Francisco?
I was packing until midnight. Television until after one a.m. to fall asleep, finally. Then up at six, shower, dog, repacking. . . Enough clothes for a week, and it’s only a long weekend. My hair, wet. Now headed to the station. And they’re showing previews of The Taking of Pelham 123, the remake. In […]