Two in one day. It began as I stood second in line to check out at the drug store. Lost in thought as to whether had I purchased a good detergent, it was then I noticed that there was a pause in the process, as the two young women ahead of me, were being photographed …
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Two little, older women were sitting across the aisle from me on the bus. It looked as if they had cleaned the hearth together and wiped their foreheads in unison. Then it dawned.
Whisperers
At the theatre tonight, two young women sitting behind me, constantly whispered to each other during the performance. I finally said shusssh.. when it was becoming intolerable. I really wanted to say something as I was leaving, as in “this isn’t television in your apartment”, but that seemed so ineffectual. It left me wondering if …
Overheard
Sitting on the subway, overhearing a 20 something woman, chatting with a 20 something man about their work place a bar. It was primarily about who was sleeping with whom. ‘But he’s married’, she said, to which he replied ‘Guess he doesn’t remember.’ A day later at another establishment was overhearing two young slender stylish …
Post Storm
Well, the City was prepared and Friday night it looked like a zinger. But Saturday dawned, the sun came out, the sidewalks were shoveled by all the immigrant workers, the streets were plowed by the garbage trucks outfitted with plows, the stores and restaurants were open, electricity, gas and water operative…life continued. It was actually …
Chinese New Year
Sunday, 10 February: New Year for the Chinese Community. It is the year of the Snake. In China town, they are selling lots of red decorations, special sticky rice pies – which are brown with sugar- special cookies. There is an air of anticipation. Children receive money in red envelopes, in fact, red is the …
We Have a Storm
It’s after midnight on Friday night. As I look out the window, it is that harsh winter landscape. The flat road is slippery, although the snow plow sanitation trucks are coming through regularly to keep the street flat. The wind has been blustery and whipping, which makes it even colder and wilder. It is a …
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No longer do I fill the bathtub with water. During Sandy discovering that I have water and gas I can forgo the water pre-set. Now I bought small ice creme containers for someone who is coming to stay in my apartment. I never purchase ice creme for obvious reasons. Am I subconsciously hoping the storm …
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Repeat, Again.
This ‘thought place’ came to be, because I believed all the weather reports of a dire storm; filled the bathtub with water, washed the bed sheets and the hair, stocked up on veggies and fruit, bought flowers… and nothing happened. Then a year later, this past November, another storm warning was heralded. I did all …
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!!
The Invitation from an artist friend read as follows: ‘The Analytical Psychology Club of New York presents Collage-a tool to visualize your innerself [sic]. Collage is an art form that involves combining images, drawings, words and other materials into an esthetic whole by glueing them together on a surface. The term collage comes from the …