Nurse: True Fiction
His girlfriend before me was a nurse. A hard act to follow, I thought bitterly, even before he started dishing out the gory details. He corrected my assumption that she wore a starched white uniform,...
View ArticleYou Won’t Even Believe This
Let me begin with I’m Sorry, because I really am. This blog has devolved into a tale of woe that is much too personal but still not personal enough. Try to bear with me. I broke my fucking hip. I...
View ArticleWaiting For Mr. Capote
Mr. Capote shares a room with Max and has the side with a window. It’s also the side with the television. I used to assume that the window side was reserved for V.I.P.’s (i.e., people with better...
View ArticleA New Roommate
Mr. Capote is long gone. An old guy with pneumonia came and went. Yesterday, a new roommate arrived, connected to some sort of oxygen machine whose decibel level is akin to a loud blow dryer up...
View ArticleThe White Shirtdress
This Viktor & Rolf shirtdress is a total fiasco. On the other hand, I like how it manages to evoke both a nurse AND a mental patient. The perfect accessory: a thermometer. $1,125 at Shopbop. What...
View ArticleSpider Bite
I was lying on the couch, talking on the phone to my adopted son Chris. We talked about getting our knuckles tattooed together. He told me that he recently went to the ER when a little red bump on his...
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