She was on diet pills to control her weight from the age of twelve all the way through high school. If you could see her now, you would realize how effective their use was in terms of weight control….. She is still fat. Speed was never fun to her, but it gave her a buzz…… Continue reading Reds, Whites, and Fuzzy Navels
Pot
She was baby sitting one night for the little niña of the Hispanic family she was living with when the older siblings came home with some marijuana and asked her if she wanted to try it. She was horrified! She lectured them and admonished them and told them to get that stuff out of the… Continue reading Pot
Booze Hound
Back at the party they were just unpacking the bags and setting things up, exuberant with the success of the Liquor Run operation. Then Kristie’s dad walked in, eye-balled the situation, directed Kristie to get in the car, and took her home. He dropped her off under the supervision of the baby sitter watching her… Continue reading Booze Hound
Sloe Gin
There was something special about being born in the early Boomer years. They were just lucky to be right in the middle of so much change… like the end of the fifties and the beginning of the love generation. The Beatles, The Stones, Soul music, the pill, mixed race dating, sexual freedom, free speech, long… Continue reading Sloe Gin
Prophecy
She wasn’t going to jump through hoops anymore. She wasn’t going to change. She thought life stopped at that moment when he left her: Gave a meaningful kiss, a quick hug, “I love you,” he lied. She knew she’d never see him again. Two hearts separated after many years of longing, stopped looking for each other… Continue reading Prophecy