Frannie in Pieces (2009)
“I hold them spellbound. We devise a project. They leave, and the eight-to-tens arrive. Poison is riveting to them, too. Harriet said I should do what I want, and that’s exactly what I’m doing. They get their instructions. They know what they have to find at home and bring to camp tomorrow. Before I leave, I give Harriet a list of supplies: glue, cardboard, masking tape, and scissors. Enough scissors for everyone. And markers.
The campers don’t clown around as much on the way home. Several fall ...asleep, and the only incident is that, when I look down, Rocco’s head is next to my shoes. He’s chewing my laces.
“I’m a dog,” he says when I haul him out.
The trip feels endless. I’m dying to get back to the puzzle. From now on, when I’m on the bus, I’m going to plug in my iPod. It will make the time pass faster and keep the kids from bugging me. Besides, I’m happier when I’m somewhere else, somewhere not a place, more a space.
The campers yell, “’Bye, Frannie,” when I get off, and some pound the windows.MoreLess
The campers don’t clown around as much on the way home. Several fall ...asleep, and the only incident is that, when I look down, Rocco’s head is next to my shoes. He’s chewing my laces.
“I’m a dog,” he says when I haul him out.
The trip feels endless. I’m dying to get back to the puzzle. From now on, when I’m on the bus, I’m going to plug in my iPod. It will make the time pass faster and keep the kids from bugging me. Besides, I’m happier when I’m somewhere else, somewhere not a place, more a space.
The campers yell, “’Bye, Frannie,” when I get off, and some pound the windows.MoreLess
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