IT WAS A DARK AND PANT-Y NIGHT (For Katdish: That’s what she said) A One-Act Play SCENE: Adults stretch out on couches in living room, engrossed in their own activities. The room is silent, as children have gone to bed. The man reads (final Harry Potter novel). The woman clicks and twitters her way around [...]

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A sunbeam, more powerful Than the clouds That try to contain it, Paints a line of light Across the living room floor. And upward in the beam Tiny particles spin through still indoor air Like principal dancers In a microscopic ballet. I blink. Black letters fade Into white background. Pupils contracting, I peer At a [...]

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So Charlie and I were chatting about where we’d be living after all the kids left the nest. Would we stay here, in the country on eight acres of Georgia clay? Consensus: Only if we had enough disposable income to pay some person(s) to take care of the property. Unless the economy turns right around [...]

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