by Shailia
17 November 2009
Little Jack Little Jack didn’t need a push. Impetus. Dizzy on the up-rush, he ran in. First see, first play. To the jungle gym. Up the middle grid, to the tip top. Hinged knee swings like open doors. Hair flying round. Smiles seem like frowns. World upside down. To the wobbly thing. Horse on a [...]
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by Shailia
25 August 2009
Do you sometimes think about a certain saying you often heard when you were growing up and suddenly realize how much meaning is hidden in that simple figure of speech? My grandmother liked to say, “Can’t never could do nothin’.” Like the time she had just repaired the hem on my favorite wrap-around skirt and [...]
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