The Fence My Father Built
“Long shadows were thrust across the road like lances barricading my way. It was hard to see. I swerved and nearly ran off the narrow road's shoulder on one of the curves. I glanced back. I’d nearly run over a dead opossum. My hands trembled, and my heart pounded. You can’t always avoid road kill.
The association brought back Marvin's Road Kill band, and what he and Nova had been up to lately. I recognized the look she wore—that dizzy, otherworldly gaze. There was no mistaking it, because I’d se...en it on my own face too many times. My daughter thought she was in love.
Growing up, my desperate need for love had caused the same moony fantasies and poor judgment; I often jumped headfirst into relationships I should have avoided. Hadn’t I won an award in school once for possessing the “Best Imagination”?
Truthfully, since Chaz had left us, I hadn’t given the opposite sex much thought. I had more important things on my mind: raising my kids, watching them develop into healthy adults, proving I could make it on my own.MoreLess
The association brought back Marvin's Road Kill band, and what he and Nova had been up to lately. I recognized the look she wore—that dizzy, otherworldly gaze. There was no mistaking it, because I’d se...en it on my own face too many times. My daughter thought she was in love.
Growing up, my desperate need for love had caused the same moony fantasies and poor judgment; I often jumped headfirst into relationships I should have avoided. Hadn’t I won an award in school once for possessing the “Best Imagination”?
Truthfully, since Chaz had left us, I hadn’t given the opposite sex much thought. I had more important things on my mind: raising my kids, watching them develop into healthy adults, proving I could make it on my own.MoreLess
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