the latest posts tagged ‘hawaii’
red blanket dream
It’s beginning, the last bit, the chunk of time we will measure after the clock stops. We’ll say I remember when we knew it wouldn’t be much longer. We’ll say I remember where I was sitting when I read his email, the one he sent to a handful of us, the one that said…
I Do, I Do
Sunday will be a big day for us here at Casa de Swell. No, not because our football team’s in the playoffs; they’re not, damn it. It’s because 23 years ago, on January 16, 1988, Mr. Forte and I finally got married after almost 18 years of thinking up reasons why we shouldn’t. For those…
An Overdose of Bliss
Warning: this post will be confusing. Or confused. Because I am. (I think.) I don’t even really know why I’m writing this except I can’t not write it, if you get that. Remember those old cartoons where Bugs or Daffy would get a paw or foot or wingtip attached to a piece of flypaper and…