Names
“You’re so patient with me,” my mother said, smiling at me from the other side of the couch. I chuckled and shook my head. “I’m just listening to you, Mom,” I said. “I’m your buddy.” Mom smiled. “You are my buddy.” On August 2nd, Mom came out of thyroid surgery….
Motherhood
When she kept you, she was worried you might not survive. You were small, small enough to fit in one hand. You hardly moved, hardly cried out. She sat you on her lap as she drove furiously to the vet, nudging you occasionally with tears in her eyes, hoping you…
Rules
When I was seven, the rule was to wear socks on the trampoline. Its surface was covered with splintering branches and sun-baked leaves, and it was dangerous to climb onto the mesh material and jump without some sort of protection for our feet. So I grabbed my socks by the…
Heights
I have always been afraid of heights. So why did you keep putting me on a pedestal?
Monologue
I’m not going anywhere. Do you want to? No. No, I can’t. She’s my best friend. But it’s been three weeks. We’re getting married. It’s been four weeks. She’s going to talk to me. She has to. It’s been five weeks. She promised. We’re going to make things work. We’ll…