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Pausacaco
Named for a Narragansett word meaning “abounding in bats,” Pausacaco (pronounced paw-sah-KAW-ko) is a wooden lodge with a wide, inviting porch overlooking a small lake. My grandfather’s two brothers and five other men built the lodge in 1906. In the … Continue reading
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O is for SpirOgraph
The gears are shaped like jagged O’s. We lost one of our Spirograph wheels, the third one from the corner, the best size. Spirograph engrossed me for hours at a time, and losing a wheel was a deep disappointment. I … Continue reading
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N is for Nosie Nellie
When I was eight or nine, I wrote and illustrated a full-color, stapled-bound book entitled Nosie Nellie. Nosie Nellie and her friend Naughty Nancy, drawn wearing skirts and large bows in their hair, are confident, opinionated girls—empowered, one might say. … Continue reading
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Lena and Mama and cigarettes and beer
L and M It’s hard to write during a pandemic. I am skipping days. The deaths are getting closer. A student’s grandmother. A scholar I met last fall at a conference and have known in an online forum for years. … Continue reading
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K is for Knoxes
Kerro and I grew up playing cards, board games, pick up sticks, barrel of monkeys, you name it. We are the two youngest siblings of four, and our older sisters weren’t that interested. We were intensely competitive, which sucked for … Continue reading
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J is for June and July
My birthday is the first day of June, the first day of what you might as well call summer, so what if it’s technically late spring, school is out or almost out, everything is green, you can wear shorts and … Continue reading
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I is for Isabella
(appropriate because today is sibling day, according to Facebook) Isabella had me in her thrall for the first six years of my life, maybe longer. I was honored when she allowed me in her presence. My vision of us as … Continue reading
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FGH Pandemic
F is for Fuck it G is for God make it stop H is for when the Hell will this be over? Early in the shelter at home phase I had two homes and was busily packing up one and … Continue reading
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E is for Eliza
My inveterate journal keeping seems to have been passed down to my younger daughter. In our recent move, I sorted through lots of stuff (SO MUCH STUFF) and found many pieces of art and writing by my children. My favorite … Continue reading
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D is for Damn it
I have been a slave to Facebook for a decade now, and have often thought I should pull back, but I never actually do. I check it multiple times a day. At first it was kittens and babies and reuniting … Continue reading
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