“In those days people got married because they wanted to have sex. There was no reliable birth control. All the girls knew that they had to be careful or they would get knocked up and sent away. I had already had some close calls. It was the 1920’s and we were all party girls. I… Continue reading Mimi’s First Time
Gigi’s First Time
All the generations of women were gathering in celebration of their daughters who were coming of age. They would be talking about their own experiences as a way of passing oral history down to the young girls who were curious to know the story of their grandmothers’ fight for sexual freedom. The Girls were ready to… Continue reading Gigi’s First Time
The Chosen One
He sits on a throne in the middle of the room. Remote in hand… “Get me a drink, will you , Babe?” He smiles irresistibly … and they all beckon. He is the chosen one, living life properly. Giving examples as he sees fit… as a father to his child, and the family of subjects… Continue reading The Chosen One
Speck
The best job Kristie ever had was selling Mexican pottery by the side of the road out in the middle of nowhere… Four Corners, CA. There wasn’t much there. It was just a stopping place for travelers to get gas, take a rest, get a snack, and use the facilities. There were two gas stations… Continue reading Speck
Rusty’s Kids
Kristie awakened with a start to see two disheveled blond toddlers with huge blue eyes and dirty faces dressed only in soggy underpants peering at her through a window above the trailer. She is suddenly in a panic. Where is she? What is she doing there? Where is Chad? Speck? Lenna? The kids belong to… Continue reading Rusty’s Kids