Monthly Archives: January 2009

Betty

9th
Jan. × ’09
By Amy Simone Piller

She says she started20 years agoto writeagain.I ask if she remembersthe first momentwhen.
Her husband cuts in,he does,recites the lines too,
blushing bellow his beard,
like wintersheets warm.

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After School 1/6

9th
Jan. × ’09
By Amy Simone Piller

He said, “Can you cry from a headache?
“Definitely,” I replied.
“Can you cry from nothing?”
“Well, you might think it’s nothing, but deep down, maybe … ”
“Oh,” he said, then looked down.
“Do you cry often?”I asked
“No,”he retorted,too fast.
“Oh,”I said. “So, do you want to work on the vacation packet?
“No, I have a headache” he replied. [...]

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