Tag Archives: auntie’s bookstore
For you
I’ve been coming to the Elk since undergrad, since I was 21, and the creative writing students read at the end of the bar. Since some angry dude read his graphic piece about anal and a family complained and readings were forbidden.
He’s been a … Read more
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Tagged adventure, auntie's bookstore, character, Elk, grace, grief, heart, heartbreak, injury, joy, kid, lesbian, mary, memory, mindfulness, mother, queer, relationships, simple, story, sunglasses, vespa, women, Writing
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The notorious nearly anniversary
I want my anniversary to be on the 7th of each month. For whatever reason, that’s the way I remember it. Month after month, I celebrate on the 7th, and present a smiling girl with a present or whatever and then she says, “Our anniversary … Read more
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Tagged anniversary, art, atoms, auntie's bookstore, bliss, grief, heart, heartbreak, injury, joy, kid, lesbian, love, mary, memory, mindfulness, power, relationships, safe, savor, self, simple, story, women, Writing
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What you need
You get something you need from your relationships. (Sometimes that’s a seriously troubling thought.) When I started at Auntie’s Bookstore, my marriage was in shambles, my ex was soon to out me to everyone I knew, and postpartum was kicking my ass. I had never … Read more
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Tagged auntie's bookstore, big problem, boundaries, dialogue, father, grace, grief, mary, mother, relationships, self, small problem, story, tone, women, Writing
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