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Each childhood winter, when the field behind the elementary school froze over, I dreaded the opening of the skate house.  

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I   In the black of the morning brake lights and street lights strung together like a garland blurred by the arcs of rainwater dragged back and forth across the windshield.

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I.     Lying in wait.   On the savannah, on the plain, in desert sands and next to humid river beds, the predator lies in wait. Something has given off its scent, awakened its hunger. Fully awake now, the lion follows the scent, alerted to the herd’s presence. He watches, determines which of the […]

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On the Monopoly board of women’s lives, there is the Women’s Reproduction corner square, right where Jail is on most boards. Sometimes you are just visiting, early enough in the game when you start getting monthly periods and everything you once knew about how this game was played has just shifted. Can I wear white […]

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It shouldn’t be that much of a surprise, now that I’m in my second half of life, that sleep has gone the way of, well, wakefulness. I am awake far more in my bed than I am asleep.  

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