George Stranahan

4 x 4

February 1st, 2009

The place had been his grandfather’s, then his dad’s, and now he lives here alone. No point in trying to farm just 40 acres. Too big to do by hand, too small to pay for a tractor. Granddad had a draft horse, his Dad bought a tractor and went broke and spent the rest of [...]

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3 Urinals

February 22nd, 2009

I swear, the mind has a life of it’s own and wanders to where it will instead of attending to urgent duties at hand. Nothing here reminds me of Sister Michelle, but my mind holds her memory in front of me.  Her story runs through my mind, shall I tell it when I return to [...]

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Coco & Meme

February 24th, 2009

Seven months since I last wrote a chapter for George (and for me). In the meantime, I was pregnant and then terminated the pregnancy at 19 weeks on December 19, 2008. Most believe I had a miscarriage, a spontaneous abortion.   On most days I have come to peace with my, with our, decision, because I [...]

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