Every year it’s the same thing: another year. And in that other year lives a summer, and in that summer lives the hope that Bossy will be able to lie prostrate in the deep shade and read. This wasn’t always an elusive concept for Bossy, who passed summers at her local town pool with her…
ten-word tuesday
Ten-Word Tuesday — The Moving Edition
For the past few days wrapped in some more days, Bossy has been helping a friend prepare to move. This means Bossy and her friend have been shifting through every single item found in every single cabinet and drawer and shelf and tabletop and nook and closet and hook. This is a portrait of what…
Ten-Word Tuesday — The Memory Edition
Bossy’s memory has always been a thing of questionable integrity. In her younger days, Bossy was excellent at last minute memorization she could then rip from her rolodex, leaving room for the things that truly mattered. As an adult Bossy’s memory grows sketchier. Bossy has tried to engage in activities to exercise her brain, for…