by Alena Deerwater I love Momma – Dad too, I guess – but sometimes … I don't know. Do you ever feel like you were dropped off at the wrong house at birth by the stork or whoever? Or God got the right mother but who is this man hanging around her acting like he's her first child? That's why sex ed was so disappointing. … [Read more...] about Occupy Sex Ed.
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The Night Mare.
by Alena Deerwater. The first time the Night Mare comes to me, I see her peer through the slats of my crib, her eyes glowing like a pair of fierce blue moons. She snorts. I holler. By the time Momma comes running, the Night Mare vanishes. The Night Mare doesn't visit again till I am just old … [Read more...] about The Night Mare.
Lilly, or How I Conjured the Miniature Love of My Life.
by Alena Deerwater Lilly is six weeks old. Lilly, my darling, my lamb, my life. Six weeks. In six weeks my life has radically changed and is still changing. Calling me to change whether I want to or not. I remember somewhere in the last trimester saying to Dan, my partner … [Read more...] about Lilly, or How I Conjured the Miniature Love of My Life.
Dreaming of Normal.
by Aleena Deerwater I wake hot, hot, hot. Three layers of comforters and blankets cocoon my formerly freezing body. Now I sweat. Damn hormones. The night is dark here on the Mendocino coast. The moon hasn't risen yet. Jon, my sweetie, dreams beside me. A dilemma. If I banish the … [Read more...] about Dreaming of Normal.
NORMAL.
by Alena Deerwater When you hear the raven caw, have your umbrella handy, for the heavens are about to open their chutes and pour upon you blessings galore. – Rabbi Gershon Winkler, Kabbalah 365 A flock of ravens jabbers in the bright sun, calling to us from the overgrown … [Read more...] about NORMAL.