It’s true. I have a new book coming, next year, in the fall, so announcing this now feels silly but I’m going to announce it, if I haven’t already. It’s possible I did. If so, I’m sorry. The book is called The Reeds. It will come out in the fall of 2024. It was supposed […]
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The phone rang. It was his daughter. Mommy says she’s making popcorn for dinner, she said. He looked at his watch. It was an expensive watch.
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The boy found a quarter. He picked it up and showed it to his father. I’m rich, he said. The father looked at his son. And started laughing.
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I came home late. She was still awake, and her look rendered me an insect under a rock. I said, Not now. I wanted to be alone with my shame.
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The rain comes down in a metaphoric rush. She opens the door to wash away the sadness. He calls for another beer. And then she steps outside.
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We look at the fridges.They gleam like jewelry in the harsh department store light. My wife looks at my face and says, You don’t understand.
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I want to be smarter. This is what I tell my father. He’s unimpressed with me again. I wanted a lite beer, he says. I want other things too.
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And then she says, No, and I say, Why do you hate me? and she brings up something I did a long while ago, because she will always be my mom.
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I hung up the painting and did a victory dance and said, Our victories used to be so much sweeter, and we both looked at our kids and laughed.
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I watched my mother grow old. Don’t flatter yourself, she complained. Gray hair grew out of her chin now. I used to wipe your bum, she said.
