Category Archives: Relationships

That Time I Took a Poetry Class

Posted on September 1, 2022 by nematomorph

Found The man was out of place He was wearing long pants in the heat Walking up and down the beach Looking He passed us once Looking And twice Looking Weaving in and out of the umbrellas and sandy children … Continue reading →

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Encanto

Posted on January 26, 2022 by nematomorph

It was a day today. It started out poorly. My mom was calling at seven a.m. Much too early for her so I knew it would not be good. And it wasn’t. One of her dogs that had been at … Continue reading →

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Wrung Out

Posted on March 5, 2021 by nematomorph

It was supposed to have been a good week. I had secured vaccinations for both my mom and my uncle on the same day and at the same time. It was a long drive up island (74 miles one way … Continue reading →

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What If

Posted on January 15, 2021 by nematomorph

I have been stalking the NY vaccination sites for days. I wake up in the morning and try to see if I can schedule my mom, my aunt and my uncle. I plan my days around the top of every … Continue reading →

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Walking All Over

Posted on January 2, 2021 by nematomorph

It was a walking kind of day. I walked with my mom. We trespassed down the road of the currently empty property next door. There were two deer laying down in the woods. The female got spooked and stood to … Continue reading →

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Month

Posted on December 7, 2020 by nematomorph

It’s been a month. A month since the election. A month since I’ve been able to run. A month of increasing virus rates. So long and so short. It could be a year instead. But only a month. We Thanksgivinged … Continue reading →

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Musings of Poll Worker

Posted on November 4, 2020 by nematomorph

A little bit like torture. A little bit scary. A little bit important. New blog post. Continue reading →

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Who is the Silent Majority?

Posted on September 21, 2020 by nematomorph

Sunday my mom and I blew off church. It was just starting to feel like part of the same terrible weekly routine and we wanted to do something different. I asked her if maybe she wanted to go to the … Continue reading →

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Getting Through

Posted on July 21, 2020 by nematomorph

I hate the pandemic. I hate that it has taken away so much. So much of the obvious things, like hugging and eating out. But so many other things. At least for me personally. I have found it difficult to … Continue reading →

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Hair Off

Posted on July 7, 2020 by nematomorph

  Today was the day I had scheduled for my mom and I to go and get haircuts. I started going to this woman in a salon up island. After going to her for a few months, and chatting like … Continue reading →

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