Monthly Archives: April 2014

Paul Boy

Posted on April 18, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

In my grandparents’ dining room hung a large painting of a young person with long golden curls. It looked like a girl to me, and I was shocked when told it was a portrait of my grandfather. I was the … Continue reading →

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O!

Posted on April 17, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

O is for the 17th Earl of Oxford, the man who wrote the Shakespeare plays, also known as Edward de Vere. Vere is the Latin root for the word “truth,” a concept that gets much play in the sonnets, along … Continue reading →

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Not an important part of the house

Posted on April 16, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

The back entry is cramped and haphazard, a bent coat rack pushed in under high cupboards, an old bureau with drawers that won’t open full of mittens, scarves and unused kitchen utensils. A worn door mat fills most of the … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on April 15, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

A girl in a room reading a book on a rainy day. I have a clear vision of this, the girl in a checked dress with puffed sleeves, dark brown hair with enough curl to curve at her shoulders, dark … Continue reading →

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L is for Lena

Posted on April 14, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

Her real name is Lenore, but in college a punk singer named Lene Lovich inspired us to redub her Lena. She was game, and it stuck. When she lived in Japan, Lena was easier to pronounce than Lenore, so it … Continue reading →

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My dad at 16

Posted on April 12, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland
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Her Name Begins with J

Posted on April 11, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

We were bad friends. She hung up the phone on me. I corrected her when she mis-sang song lyrics. We fought and spent too much time together. Even though she was short and plump and I was tall and flat, … Continue reading →

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I is for me

Posted on April 10, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

I is for me. The first person narrator, which is me. I am I. Or am I? I try. Which I am I? The angry teen I? That’s an easy I to slip into. She’s fun to write, though being … Continue reading →

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Having a Boyfriend

Posted on April 8, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

Sherry says, “He finally figured out I have two boobs.” She is talking about Jimmy, the boy I like. She has spent two afternoons making out with him in the backseat of his friend’s car. His friend and another girl … Continue reading →

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Going Home

Posted on April 7, 2014 by aliceinbloggingland

I dreamt about my house again last night. As the dream often goes, turns out my parents never actually moved out, or they moved out but then moved back in, because they couldn’t sell it. All the old stuff is … Continue reading →

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