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Entries from September 2009

And Just Like That

September 12th, 2009 · 16 Comments

My mother’s voice cracked as she said, “Your father is moving out for a while.”
My mother stood in the doorway of my Spanish class with a packet that said, “Congratulations! We are pleased to admit you to the class of 2002.”
My ATM balance print-out read, “$ -362.00.”
My professor said, “This paper is graduate-school-level work.”
My boyfriend [...]

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