Tag Archives: love

mama loves the broken things

Posted on September 25, 2010 by the jodi

When I was a girl we lived across from a parking lot. On the other side of the lot was a candy store, and just beyond that, the neighborhood pool.  The parking lot was where all the boys my age spent their days playing softball, stickball and handball. At night, the older boys came out leaning against the white painted brick of the candy store, smoking Marlboro reds and drinking Budweiser, waiting for the tough girls with stick straight hair … Continue reading →

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the bridal bouqet

Posted on July 11, 2010 by the jodi

It was a lovely wedding in a neighborhood church that welcomes all possibilities of love. I’m not usually a big fan of weddings or anniversary parties or christenings or anything that reeks of well adjusted people having picture book walk happily ever after in the sunset family lives. But, the gospel choir sang “Kisses Sweeter than Wine“  and I cried, or rather, my eyes leaked. They were two people, utterly in love. I want to believe; in a small dark … Continue reading →

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dating a shelter dog

Posted on June 18, 2010 by the jodi

I’m a shelter dog at heart. It’s not even well hidden. If you’ve never been a shelter dog, had a feral cat, never tried to rehab an abused animal, you have no idea how to love me and even less idea how to date me. How I got this way, well, there’s an entire other blog dedicated to that if you’re so inclined. But it doesn’t matter. It’s just who I am. I am a shelter dog, a feral cat. … Continue reading →

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