Me, I’m all over the place. I look like my dad, and like both the girls in different ways. My hair is naturally curly but not in the sexy beachy way. If I were a dog, I’d be the kind that’s easier to shave down than to groom. I have been told I have large teeth. I’m soft, and getting softer, and my ass is less pumpkin than helipad. To pretend I care enough to fix these things, I exercise every Saturday morning with Edward. I slow down when my forehead starts to shine—I’m not a huge fan of showers. I wear the same clothes all week and often get past noon before putting on a bra or looking in the mirror. I prefer projects to jobs. I’ve built “furniture,” been a “photographer,” and started a “company.” I am riddled with ideas, a dozen a day. My ambition waxes when I drink alcohol—one skinny margarita can have me filing to run for state senate—and wanes in the morning after the kids leave and I am alone with the work. The one absolutely good thing I do is volunteer for our local children’s hospital. Every Tuesday, from three p.m. to five p.m., I hold babies in the NICU.
~ Kelly Corrigan, Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say (January 9, 2018)
Verdict: Highly Recommended.
BAM. C’est moi – but for Edward – I don’t know an Edward.
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Smiling. She’s so great. So authentic.
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oh, i love this. refreshingly honest
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She is.
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Finally, someone speaking the truth. This looks great.
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Refreshing!! Should be a fun read.
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It is…
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I like her!
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Made me remember when I held my tiny granddaughter in the NICU…she was there for 3 long weeks. Now a thriving 7 y.o.
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That must have been something, and it must be so sweet to watch her today…
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Yes it is…a thriving, tall 2nd grader 🙂
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“…one skinny margarita can have me filing to run for state senate…” I actually made an audible guffaw…love it! Just the bit of humor I needed this morning. Into the queue this book (and all her others) go….
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There are many of these “moments” in her book. I think you’ll enjoy it…
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Went to the library this afternoon and picked up ‘Glitter and Glue’ and ‘The Middle Place.’ 😉
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On my list too!
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🙂 sounds like the person I don’t know, every morning, when I look into the mirror – First thought it was you up to The Shower, then I pulled the brakes, released them and arrived at Bra…. and from now on I KNEW it wasn’t you 🙂
Has certain similarities to a book an English friend sent me: The Folded Clock by Heidi Julavits, a book I’d never bought myself (and a writer I didn’t know at all) – full of surprising, often v. funny stories with weird endings, a joy to read – and finding oneself more often than one would wish for. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/books/review/the-folded-clock-by-heidi-julavits.html
Besides, this my book is so incredibly beautiful, it’s a joy to hold in my hands, to look at it, to stroke over it with caressing fingers – I’d probably read the telephone directory if it was ‘packed up and presented’ in such a gorgeous fashion.
Sorry for this long eloge on another writer, another book – but it’s – honest to God – all YOUR fault!
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Laughing!
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I love her!
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She’s great!
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She writes like you Mr K! Authentic, honest and funny. 🌈👏
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Right. Except she’s very good.
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Ha! That’s what she would say! 😂
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