Author Archives: cheesefairy

Three Bad Things (and One Good)

1. We all got colds a few weeks ago and there was a lot of coughing. It was that cold, the one that’s going around, where you cough for weeks afterward. I know y’all have had it because I’ve seen … Continue reading

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Ring

This morning I was vacuuming and when I turned the vacuum off, it made a kind of KerChunk sound and then when I shook the stick part of the vacuum, my silver winged skull ring fell out. (The amazing sucking … Continue reading

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Treating the Body

I never wanted to be a doctor. For a few years after my puppy died I wanted to be a vet, so I could save the puppies, but then I learned how much school I would have to do and … Continue reading

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It’s So Quiet

11:17 pm. Rain shushing on the road outside. Cheap Ikea clock ticking, fridge hums, sad. In 7 hours I will be here, again, at this table, coffee in hand. What day is it, how did I get here, what do … Continue reading

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Food, etc.

I was a picky eater as a child. Some would say I am still a picky eater, but my parents and I know that I am worlds away from where I used to be. I remember clearly sitting at the … Continue reading

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