A rich, triumphant, drunken kiss. One that says, I don’t care what you think of me. A hungry embrace. This one’s by Ellen Bass. Whew. Yum. Gate C22 At gate C22 in the Portland airport a man in a broad-band leather hat kissed a woman arriving from Orange County. They kissed and kissed and kissed. […]
The Faith Club
I’ve just had the most surreal experience in reading The Faith Club. I thought I was alone in my thinking processes (don’t we all?), but it turns out I’m not. I thought I had veered crazily from my faith, but it turns out, not so much. From religion, yes. From faith, no. Three women–Ranya Idliby […]
Moon Language
Admit something: Everyone you see, you say to them, “Love me.” Of course you do not do this out loud; otherwise, someone would call the cops. Still, though, think about this, this great pull in us to connect. Why not become the one who lives with a full moon in each eye that is always […]
Being a Parent
Oh, give me patience when tiny hands Tug at me with their small demands. And give me gentle and smiling eyes; Keep my lips from sharp replies. And let not fatigue, confusion, or noise Obscure my vision of life’s fleeting joys, So when, years later, my house is still– No bitter memories its rooms may […]