Tag: #postpartum
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7. Books & Blood
Henry owns a bookstore in my hometown. It is beautiful inside. Books and 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 close the store. Then…
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2. Flowers On A Tree
May 2021 I wonder when or how he will appear. In what form. Perhaps as a casual text: “How are you?” A conversation on the sidewalk. A run-in at the grocery store? No, it will be a private message. As always. “Just checking in on life and kids” which will lead to “By the way…
A Story For Us To Remember When We Are Old. © Laura Coughlin 2023 