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Month: August 2017

lately in the garden

Posted on August 23, 2017 by thirdstoryies

I’m behind on a lot of things this August. The push of the new school year and the push of the end of summer frenzy collided and filled the days and the evenings. Last night was an open night – one of the first in a long while. We ate leftovers and folded laundry and…

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small things on a big day, part one

Posted on August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 by thirdstoryies

I have dropped her off at a new school that will shed that newness in a whisper of time. We picked up older friends along the way, their chatter immediately filling the back seat, but my first passenger – by address order and birth order alike – remained silent, listening. They speak a language not…

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bench thoughts

Posted on August 9, 2017August 9, 2017 by thirdstoryies

The bench in our bedroom at the foot of our bed is at least fifteen years old. It’s dark (fake) leather, tufted, with a deep storage well. It currently holds all the dress up clothes, castoffs from twenty halloween costumes, party favor hats and funny glasses, several versions of Harry Potter wands, and discarded recital-wear…

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