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Nine years Smith Inc

March 22nd, 2019 · Comments Off on Nine years Smith Inc · He said, She said

Nine years ago on the first day of spring, my best friend and me got into the rumble seat of Dad’s 1931 Model A Roadster and drove over to the Staten Island Ferry. Captain Arnold married us en route to Manhattan on the Barbieri boat, then we stopped downtown for espresso and pastries and then […]

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In defense of marriage- the second time- A single mother’s evolving view.

February 7th, 2010 · Comments Off on In defense of marriage- the second time- A single mother’s evolving view. · He said, She said, Older Essays, Sidewalk Stories

Context is everything. “[It] isn’t a passion-fest,” she says. “It’s more like a partnership formed to run a very small, mundane, and often boring nonprofit business.” Lori Gottlieb I do agree with her statement. But I just don’t think that it says enough. I’m divorced with two children. Had you asked me six years ago […]

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January Present

January 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on January Present · He said, She said, Sidewalk Stories

It was a longer evening than we intended. We started with dinner, then went out and around getting more neon signs. We are still playing and plotting with them- shall it be a collection of words, just for word’s sake, or build as a story in images? We want to weave you through our evening. […]

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Could you please…

January 6th, 2010 · Comments Off on Could you please… · He said, She said, Older Essays, Sidewalk Stories

Remember not to forget one another after all those years. He took the book from her bag, and she leaned on him. The scowlies were subway armour, never directed at one another.

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