Author Archives: Christina M.

Here is the scar from the time you burned yourself pulling that pepperoni calzone out of the oven the night I had to have a pepperoni calzone and I hadn’t had solid food in eight weeks and you were worried … Continue reading →

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My mother hates her new home but she’s making an effort to hide it…sort of.  “No one made me move out of the house,” she declares proudly. “I made that decision all by myself.” We all know that there was only … Continue reading →

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“Shanghai, Hong Kong, egg foo young / Fortune cookie always wrong.” Slinky                                                                                                                                                    Lissome                                                                                                                                                   S-s-s-sinous Asian felines,                                                                                                                                                       You’re up to no good,                                                                                                                     Aren’t you? Sick, slant-eyed opportunists,                                                                                                                You can’t be trusted.                                                                                                                             Clearly. What doe-eyed  Cocker Spaniel ingenue could hope to prevail                                  … Continue reading →

The song Tupac didn’t write: I have reached the limits of my ability to care. Society has exhausted the last of my patience and I am profoundly fatigued. I might lose my temper at any moment. There. I lost my … Continue reading →

Tired one, ancient, Lies upon the ice and, To the end of night And bitter care encroaching, Shakily strains

Hate twists laugh Love ices cake Stars span surf Guess rhyme reason Mind cradles dream Smile blossoms face Hammer strikes nail! Fix fight score Scars fold skin