Monthly Archives: May 2011

thousands + thousands of words… (10 may 2011)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by rachelfiske

All photos the property of the awesome and talented (awesomely talented) Shirley Simpson. All rights reserved.

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shirley notices (+ she documents)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by rachelfiske

This is how you look when your Shirley comes to pick you up on Monday mornings. *** And this is how you look all of the time these days. You are a kid on the move–crawling, climbing, and considering. *** … Continue reading →

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I remember…

Posted on May 11, 2011 by rachelfiske

I remember thick-aired mornings in bed, stretching out long and lazy and lean. I remember when he pretended to cough until he threw-up on the linoleum floor, giggling while Mom swore and said I told you so. I remember dictating … Continue reading →

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thanks, squid.

Posted on May 8, 2011 by rachelfiske

We spent two hours–two!–as a snotty tangle of tears together this morning. Your dad’s at work and so it was just the two of us mixing tears and drool and snot as the sun rose and took root in the … Continue reading →

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here

Posted on May 5, 2011 by rachelfiske

When I came here I was 19. I was rail-thin and sky-high, bewildered and in some sort of crazy love with a girl I’d gone to college with. More than anything, I was terrified. This was my plan: I would … Continue reading →

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