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Ancient History

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Portrait

One of my ancestors was a folk artist named Justus DaLee. Several months ago I did a little online research regarding his life and his works when I came upon this painting:

It is known as the Justus DaLee Family Record Memorial Drawing.

Justus and his wife Mary, along with seven of their […]

in media res

I first suspected I was pregnant while we were at Sea World. We were gliding past a horde of penguins on a crowd-moving conveyor belt, watching it snow behind glass. Several different species rocketed through the water together. Some stood on rocks, looking bored. I was doing math in my head.

When we got home […]

Waterproof

My eyelashes are short and I am vain.

The puny strands strain under each wand-load of mascara pulled through by my confident hand. I’ve been performing this ritual for years in front of mirrors and from touchy memory.

Over the past several weeks I’ve had flashes and feelings regarding today. Thoughts of black […]