Posts by Elaine

Six Years

I have carried the same black Coach bag for six years. I bought it at a 6:30am sale at Parisian in November, 1999, the morning[…]

Awake

Miss Alice slept off the morphine and anesthesia until 2pm, when I went in to check on her. She looked up, and decided she wanted[…]

Tubes, Part Deux

Miss Alice goes under the knife again in the morning… Both tympanostomy tubes have come out, and her recent bouts with ear infections indicate that[…]

Snackie

When Helen says “Cheez-Its,” it sounds like she’s saying “Jesus.” Today, I couldn’t figure out why on earth she wanted to have Jesus as her[…]