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Mothers & Daughters

Remembering slights and fights, going horseback riding, swimming with dolphins

May 2002
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Cleaning Up

Needle-nose pliers, the soft ticking of an antique clock, new underwear

April 2002
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Gratitude

A brilliant, shimmering, whirling ring of light; time with loved ones; soft words of encouragement

March 2002
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Fears And Phobias

Getting divorced, riding a bike, getting Alzheimer’s

February 2002
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Visiting Relatives

Drinking hallucinogenic tea, kneeling on peppercorns on the cellar floor, visiting in Beirut as shells shrieked around the city

January 2002
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Mercy

Serial killer Richard Speck, a free spot-weld, an Oreo cookie

December 2001
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Living Alone

A contemplative hermit, a single filet, Bartola

November 2001
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Debt

A father’s shoes, a forgotten padlock, the surest method

October 2001
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The First Day

Mr. Bicycle Man, sleeveless clothes, a little velvet bluebird

September 2001
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Getting Dirty

A “gandy dancer,” a shoe-repair store, an annual slide show

August 2001
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