There was not doubt in her mind. She was going to do it. She was going to run away. Her parents were mean. She didn’t like the chores they made her do and they always fought. It made her feel sick and sad and mad. Her brother and sisters were always … [Continue reading]
The car
The car was purchased in December of 1998. She’d looked at dozens of cars. This was her way, to research every possible option and then narrow down and make a selection. She hated buying cars. Loathed it. So while she started her search with a Ford … [Continue reading]
My love life
I’m the girl who kept the first Bartles & James Wine Cooler bottle after my first “movie night” with a boy in high school. I still have it somewhere, along with the love letters from the boy I dated in grade school. We passed them back and … [Continue reading]
My hair
Her hair was long and dark. Women stared at is as she walked down the street. Of course she wasn’t a bad looking woman anyway but her hair truly had a life of its own. Long, black, luxurious, it was the kind of hair you see in movies or on hair … [Continue reading]
My Introduction
Allow me to introduce myself. I’m quirky, enthusiastic (less so as I age) and direct. I’m the youngest of a large family, heavily dominated by women. I’m a proud, almost fanatical resident of San Francisco. Fanatical in my love for the city, not … [Continue reading]