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Milk
Pumped for an infant, spilled at the dinner table, used as a tear gas antidote
June 2026Practicing
Taking piano lessons, learning to speak Russian, seeking enlightenment
May 2026Pockets
Shoplifting cigarettes, running the pool table, creating a “pocket prairie”
March 2026Nicknames
Get to know Boxcar Betty, Stick Dick, Lali, and the Cajun Asian
February 2026Stirring the Pot
Leading a strike, starting trouble between sisters, feeding strangers
January 2026Celebrating
A fiftieth anniversary in Paris, a COVID Christmas in April, a first birthday in America
December 2025Wild Animals
Swimming with whale sharks, hearing a mountain lion, refusing to eat a snake
November 2025Graffiti
A tag on a dumpster, poetry in an outhouse, Viking runes in an underground tomb
October 2025Getting Dressed
Sleeping in uniform, layering against the cold, wearing your spouse’s jeans
September 2025
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