Something About

Always and Forever

Heather Moss
Vivienne

Hers is third in a trilogy that recounts the year her parents

sold the farm and bought a volunteer fire house to remodel
in the style of Versailles. Vivienne took the letters from her
American pen-pal, George, and tracked him down via return
address. Their first night together was their first night
together and they were never again not. The pages turned
without my knowing. This book burned our candles. You
might know her by her smile.
Ping-Pong

When your parents were young, in the prime of their lives,

They played table tennis and handled sharp knives.
They vacationed at vineyards and slept until noon,
Then dined out al fresco and toasted the moon.
But then you were born and they traded such things
for diapers and slobber and pink teething rings.
They’ll tell you they’re happy and don’t miss their leisure,
but look at them here: do they still wear such pleasure?
Dear spirit in the sky, believed in by so many,
We asked you for water and you sent it to our plants in the
form of rain and snow. We took it to our homes in pipes and
pitchers and used it to fill our swimming pools. You helped
us invent fine plastics and we made it into bottles so we
could take the water everywhere we went. But now you’ve
made the river crest beyond the sand bags, and our
driveways have turned into tributaries, and now we ask you
to take the water back. It has drowned our children and our
new SUVs. We just put in a swing-set and it has floated
down to Pine City. Couldn’t you tell we’d had enough?
Jacket, 100% cotton. Navy blue with red and yellow stripes
on collar and cuffs. Two pockets for his boyish treasures.
Zipper and snap closures. Machine-washable. Perfect for
panning for gold or running away from home. Boys’ size 4-7.
$23.00.
The Matriarchy
1. Florence, born 1891: the one born ready.
2. Martha, born 1893: the sensitive one.
3. Nellie, born 1895: the one who was known for her
secrets.
4. Bertha, born 1900: the one who seemed content but was
not.
5. Grace, born 1903: the one who got lost on her way to
the convent and so returned home forever.
6. Rose-Marie, born 1908: the one who could not be
trusted.
7. Alice, born 1920: the prettiest one for mile.
8. Marjorie, born 1921: the cunning one who made the
family fortune.
9. Shirley, born 1929: the one they sacrificed to the robber
baron.
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AG 101b – Introduction to Agriculture, with lab.
In this first-year course, students will learn the principles of
agricultural sciences as well as the day-to-day tasks involved
in raising livestock and crops. Required for all Agriculture
and Agribusiness majors. Others with consent of instructor.
4 credits.
June 4, 1946

Dear Loretta,

Mother and I got out to the boardwalk this morning so we could buy this
postcard and something for my headache. The big band players in the room next
door kept us up all night with their party. The desk clerk would do nothing.
They must be somebodies and we are nobodies. Please tell Mrs. King and the
aunties we said hello and will return next week with their confections.

Yours truly,
your sister Amy
 Report Card for Anna Louise Cantrell
Green Glen School, Grade 3

Reading……………………..B+
Science & Nature...………...A
Composition………………..A-
Spelling……………………..A+
Arithmetic…………………..B+
Geography…………………..B
History and Civics………….B
Penmanship…………………A+
Art…………………………….A
Music…………………………A
Eleanor Wilhelmina Kurtz, May 4, 1903-December 2, 1994.
John Henry Kurtz, March 15, 1900-November 18, 1989.
Married 68 years.
Children: Virginia Jane (1922), John Henry Jr. (1923), Marianne Joan
(1925).
Big pain
Ridiculous
Obnoxious
Testy
Hairy
Egregiously ignorant
Righteous, self-
Stupid and slimy.