Tag: #baby
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8. Clocks On The Walls
Chapter 8: Clocks On The Walls May 2021 Beth plays with her fingers while I fold laundry on our bed. Tiny socks and onesies form a neat line on my blue sheets. Jane has glued herself to her sister’s side and is singing a song, making it up as she goes, kissing Beth’s toes between…
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7. Books & Blood
Chapter 7: Books & Blood Henry owns a bookstore in my hometown. It is beautiful inside. Books, records, and art await your senses. In my twenties, I would linger in the quieter aisles, brushing the spines of books with my fingers and glancing at pages while we tested each other’s boundaries, waiting for Henry to…
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6. Cliff-Diving
Chapter 6: Cliff-Diving August 1999 The heat of the day has caught up to us. Beads of sweat make their home between my shoulder blades, and the thin blades of grass tickle my arms. The seven of us girls are a wave of smiles and voices rushing in and out, crashing into each other as…
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5. Three Birds
Chapter 5: Three Birds May 2021 August 1999 The heat of the day has caught up to us. Beads of sweat make their home between my shoulder blades, and the thin blades of grass tickle my arms. The seven of us girls are a wave of smiles and voices rushing in and out, crashing into…
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3. Clay Pots
Chapter 3: Clay Pots May 2021 Caroline, Adam, Jane, Beth, Atticus — a family. No, I tell myself. We are a family. The set is complete. Leave it be. Not now. Henry’s hands stay on my mind. They torture me as I cut and pack apples and carrots and throw goldfish and a peanut butter…
A Story For Us To Remember When We Are Old. © Laura Coughlin 2023 