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The doctor steps out of the room after consulting his charts and informing Kallan that she is of exactly average height and a little on the thin side. Kallan is delighted, “I am taller than Maj plus thinner than Maj!” I look at her, “Yes, your gold medals will be arriving by mail.” “Those …Woman legs
A little moment today. A single moment. I spent the afternoon and evening at the girls’ school. A celebration of the end of the school year and of . . . an end. The girls’ school is being shut down. Budget cuts. Maj is headed off to Junior High next year. Kallan is headed …Liminal moment There is a park just north of San Francisco called Muir Woods. An amazing place. A chilly, mossy, damp place filled with impossibly large trees that block much of the sunlight. A richer darker green here than I normally associate with California. A richer earthier scent. Yes, there are wooden paths and low wooden …Lit from within I am headed up to kiss the girls goodnight. Maj meets me at the top of the stairs, “I think you should know, Mother. It is my duty to inform you . . .” I interrupt, “Do not tell on your sister. Do not! I don’t care I don’t care I don’t care. I …This whole trust thing Mark is out with a friend. So I am making the girls food without worrying about it being a “meal.” Cheese and crackers. Peaches. Spaghettios for Kallan. And Top Ramen for Maj. Chicken flavored. Mark told Maj that college kids eat lots of Top Ramen, so when I ask her what she wants for …Noodle Drunk |
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