Author Archives: anna

after a long letter to her grandmother about this, that, and the other thing, a ten-year-old writes, “p.s. you are a miracle woman”

it seems like everyone is either leaving or being left–but it has had no effect on my fragile state. cheers?

it’s only wednesday?

aqua tad I holding closely towing front towing back and kicking. gutter exploration spitting humming blowing bubbles bobbing pancake turns and listening to water. horizontal glides fast tummy tows with splah entries and monkeying. a pocketful of dreams eighteen months … Continue reading →

“you know what i was kind of hoping? that the rapture would happen. like right now. not because i’m going anywhere, but because my parents are good christians, so they’ll be in heaven rather than here on earth, killing me.” … Continue reading →

Thank you for your letter. Sounds like you are busy–especially with all the language studies you’re into. But, why don’t you study a real language–Italian? Then when we go to an Italian joint you can do the ordering for all … Continue reading →

eight year olds on jungle gyms

whalewatching we celebrated my cousin’s third birthday at the zoo. i love watching the whales and monkeys. i’m learning to move as the animals do. i remember the day i found my toes–i can still harldy believe they were there … Continue reading →

waiting for iffin a package of value will arrive soon branches anticipate our good fortune sing her a song of the rainbow whisper all the joy. from hers to ours she emerges seven pounds fourteen ounces sunlit beautiful sweetly smelling … Continue reading →

if i were to write you a letter, i’d write it in black ink. i’d use the pen i can never seem to find–the one whose mark is just bold enough to tell my story, but just thin enough to … Continue reading →