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The eyes of foretold doom

“Mother, what are we having for dinner?”

“Sausage and some vegetable I have not yet determined plus fruit cocktail.”

“What about starch?”

“What about starch?”

“There has to be a starch or Daddy is going to be all . . . Kris, this is not a complete meal.  Where’s the starch?  And then later …The eyes of foretold doom


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    The man who is Maj

    Yes, I see that this story could have been broken into two parts, but I like it better this way.

    So pfffffffttttttt.

    When we moved here from California, Mark handled the smog-testing of both our cars, because I was busy doing something that must have been way important and . . . seriously, I …The man who is Maj

    In upon itself

    It’s a small French restaurant, and it’s just the three of us for dinner . . . Mark, Maj, and I.  Mark is on my left and Maj is across from me; we are seated at a small table in the back corner of the dining room.  Over Maj’s shoulder and just to the …In upon itself

    You be Baby Alive

    The nurse replaces the top on the small bottle of anesthetic eye-drops she has just dripped into our eyes, “It will take about 15 minutes for the dilation to be fully realized. So have a seat and the doctor will be with you in a short while.”

    Kallan climbs out of the optometry chair …You be Baby Alive

    Captive of alchemy

    Kallan is 10, but she has long been interested in make-up and fashion.  I do not wear much make-up, and goodness knows I am not fashionable, but Kallan has persevered without useful role models.  She regularly roams the house looking for possible makeover targets.

    “Please, Maj?”

    Maj doesn’t look up from her book when …Captive of alchemy