Simon was still a dear friend of hers; although he could never understand why Rebecca chose to name her kitten after him. He vacillated between being flattered and annoyed. But that’s the way he spent…
“Stress Monster” (June 1994)
“I’m such a Stress Monster,” she told her cat as he stretched and purred, not a care in the world. “I know you think I’m calling you my precious baby and paying attention to you,…
“Manhattan Beach on the 3rd of July” (8 October 1995)
The breeze was lyrical The conversation crisp, almost scripted, as we sought out a Steadman for Stephanie and a Southerner for me. We stood on a crowded balcony Watching the sun trying to set and…
“Giving Her a Voice” (9 August 1995)
Quietly, she watched knowing everyone else knew more about what she saw being done to her life. She’d been told, she’d been shown that image is everything So she had the finest one She shined…
“Doodles” (14 March 1991)
Doodles When I looked again I saw ink shaped in curves and points curves and points curves and points all around your name and I never knew I felt this way.
untitled (1 February 1991)
And with sarcasm I recognized as the biting, hurtful kind my father uses, as far as I can remember, I hurt someone else…. I looked in the mirror and saw the sharp features of my…