We marched for the future of women refusing to lift our breasts, to wear enhancing make-up, by using our maiden names. We offer a vacant seat, and open the door for ourselves, and whoever else needs help. We wander around bra-less, cuss like a sailor, tell dirty jokes, talk like a man, act out sexually, and… Continue reading Go Forth
Author: Lulu
How Gently
How gently they surround with their skirts flowing, white flawless faces, and hearts full of love… They held her up where others avoided. How firmly they held, their arms quick – to spot any danger or ill, or spotted tongue. She embraced their protection through the dark tunnel of failure to emerge anew – creative being –… Continue reading How Gently
Pacific Beach Thanksgiving
Laying out on the pool deck Salted by rain pellets… Flip me over and fry the other side. Sunbathe in black undies… waiting. The air is fragrant with the roasting aroma of a thousand turkeys. No frangipani, no poi dog – Just big birds in suntan lotion stuffed with onions, sage, and bread. Mango chutney sunset Orange… Continue reading Pacific Beach Thanksgiving
Superman, The Whole Story
“Well, you can’t kill Superman,” she remarked after being told that her father was rallying after a near brush with death. He had always told them that he was Superman. As children they half believed him. ” You can’t hurt steel, you know?” he would say as the kids tried to punch him in the arm as hard as they could.… Continue reading Superman, The Whole Story
Shit
She never realized that you could die from constipation. With the advent of pain killers like Oxycontin, hydrocodone, and the like, people were plugged up, plain and simple. She imagined that someday close to now, everyone would be looking for drugs that would make you shit. It was already happening. In the old days they recommended… Continue reading Shit