Archive for September, 2009
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
artful
when i was a kid, i spent a lot of time alone.
i was not lonely, not particularly. i remember myself as social, eager, a child not overly burdened by shyness. yet i spent the majority of my time, it occurs to me, in solitary pursuits. books, Lego, Barbies. i remember spending a lot of time [...]
34 Comments » - Posted in stuff stuff, stuff to be done by bon
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
a back road somewhere
some things come easy.
it is fall again and the light is yellow and crisp and i swear i only brought her home yesterday but there she is, Josephine walking, tottering like a blithe drunk about the house, careening into everything faster than my hands can catch her.
she took her first formal steps, the first real [...]
25 Comments » - Posted in coping stuff, mama-baby stuff by bon
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
o captain, my captain
classes start tomorrow.
the campus is all preened, gussied up in Institutional Fresh, with just a hint of aspirational ivy. the air is crisp and sunny yellow in a way it only seems to be in September. and the little Lisa Simpson who’s lived in me all my life is chomping at the bit, ready to [...]
28 Comments » - Posted in milestone stuff, pondering stuff by bon
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
the birthday girl
a year ago tonight, late in the dark last hour of the clock, i stepped out of my house and shut the door on a chapter of my life.
i had meant to stop there, on the threshold, and breathe deep. i had meant to note, in the night air, this is the last time i [...]
