Dental Hygiene
The dental hygienist didn’t talk about her boyfriend or her latest home improvement project or even the movie she saw on Netflix, so funny, she… Read More »Dental Hygiene
The dental hygienist didn’t talk about her boyfriend or her latest home improvement project or even the movie she saw on Netflix, so funny, she… Read More »Dental Hygiene
“Lenore Weiss’ psychic linguistic engagement borders on the transcendent, the mystical and familiar.”
–Sharon Doubiago, author and member, PEN Oakland
On my trip back from the gym today, I saw a bump not too far from the house and slowed down. It was a turtle.… Read More »The Turtle Knows the Way
and maybe it will be a promised land when values can run wild
and trump the Trumps everywhere
Finding a good hair stylist is almost as difficult as finding a good mate. Much of it is about chemistry.
Violets getting pushy on front lawns. Redbud trees pink against winter’s bare branch. Irises swell in bed, such proud mamas. Butterweed give yellow a new… Read More »Spring in Louisiana
She looked at the clock. She was expecting him to come through the door at any moment. After all, it was getting close to 7:30… Read More »Date Night at the Half & Half: Rae-Ann (5)
One summer Domino did get covered with fleas and Rae-Ann did just what her auntie had told her. By the time Domino shook herself dry,… Read More »Vernon and Rae-Ann (4)
Every morning after she had switched on the lights and turned up the thermostat of the Half & Half, she thanked Earl for taking such good care of her. He had been a good man; after his funeral, all the store regulars had mailed her condolence cards in tones of silver and violet that she arranged on the fireplace mantle, and for the first few months, touched each one as she walked in circles from the living room to the kitchen.
She got in the van and finished putting on her lipstick, something she rarely did in the car, but Mondays gave her an extra oomph. Of course, all her best friends shook their heads, “Just wait. Give it another year and you’ll wish you were back home again.”