Category Archives: Creative writing

Waiting for grandchildren (a)

“Could I speak to Mom, please?” I handed the phone to my wife Who had been hanging over my shoulder So closely, I could hear her impatience. Retired from teaching, I was Finally hunting down my dream of Writing for … Continue reading

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Waiting for grandchildren

Or: disadvantages of having an imagination . . . Until recently, my standard ripost was that People over sixty with marriageable children Still had sex To guarantee they would have grandchildren. All that has changed: Now, waiting for grandchildren Means … Continue reading

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Philology II

Claw. Hard sharp startling dirty primal Not as funny as klaw; Serious, to be staring at the business end of a claw: all kinds of cats: Tigers, tygers, lions, ocelots, pussycats in the early morning; all kinds of desperation: movie … Continue reading

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