Upon Visiting My Mother’s Group Home

Tatiana Johnson-Boria — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:20:03 +0000

When I arrive, the first part of the journey is to walk past the avid chain smoking of the other residents. Each person dealing with their own thing, each person somebody’s someone. My someone lives on the second floor. The first resident I see and always see is Mike. He likes to talk about The Kardashians and American Idol. He announces my presence, by saying my name: Tatiana, as if he is a showman in the 1920’s. He sits with a few other men, most of their faces are familiar, yet I don’t know their names. Mike leads me through

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The Bean

Kenia Burke — Sun, 17 May 2020 04:00:02 +0000

I thought of it as punishment, had I been walking the right path I wouldn’t be in this predicament. I questioned God’s use of me and my body. That was only my second mistake in the story. My first was the shot of Stoli’s vodka before peeing on the stick. It mocks me with an exclamation point tailing the word “PREGNANT,” as if I’m also excited about the matter. So condescending to believe that every woman wants to be congratulated instead of consoled. I don’t let the stick see the tears roll down my face. Instead, I quickly toss it

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Upon Visiting My Mother’s Group Home

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