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Archive for April, 2009

April 28th, 2009 by the jodi

I’m not dead yet

She was only 42 when she started missing her period and at first we thought she was pregnant. It turned out to be an end to possibilities rather than a beginning. In the middle of dinner, Mom tore her clothes off and sat there, in just a bra and panties, glistening with sweat. Then the clothes [...]

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April 26th, 2009 by the jodi

I need a new drug

  I’m looking for houses again. I have no money and I’m so Grey Gardens tied to my own Big Edie that really, I’m not going anywhere, but I’m looking. The URLs of the good realtor sites for Duchess County, Hudson Valley, Sullivan County and Ulster are imprinted in my brainpan. House hunting is my [...]

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April 22nd, 2009 by the jodi

happily never after

I don’t know about little boys, hell, it becomes more and more apparent each day that I don’t know much about grown mens either, but I do know about little girls and how we’re raised. No matter what kind of home you came from you were served fairytales. There’ve been a million essays, books & [...]

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