Sinister: what's new

[Kirsten Kenyon]

  it does feel good to be brave.  yes, and sometimes people surprise 
you.....sometimes you're expecting a scowl and a red face and a loud 
voice, and what you get is someone who listens and asks questions 
quietly....and calls you "pumpkin." 
   oh yes, pumpkin. no pie for me... thanksgiving....i came down with 
a bad headache around three o'clock and took to my room for the 
remainder of the evening.  around five, my sister and my cousins and 
my puppy came pouring in and jumped on me in my bed and tried to wake 
me up, and i tried to be fun but my neck hurt just horribly so i 
stayed there under my blankets and had a strange dream about a white-
haired girl who was constantly powdering her face.  i think i went to 
high school with her, but never really knew her. it's funny, the 
things lodged in the back of our minds...i can't imagine why i dreamt 
about that girl.
 when i finally woke up, it was dark outside.  i went downstairs and 
the relatives were all sitting around the big table in tweed trousers 
and wool sweaters, laughing and picking at the remains of the 
evening's feast...butternut soup and roasted potatoes, brined 
turkey...the candlelight reflecting off their rosy faces, off the 
wine bottles, off the windows.  if i'd had a camera, i could have 
taken a nice photograph for an eddie bauer catalog.  or bon apetit. 
something.  i ate some green beans and a slice of bread and i had 
another beer, and then i was very full and the relatives all went 
home, and i thought about how holidays used to be such a big deal.  
   i think they probably still could be, but not because they're 
holidays....you know?  
   i don't know.  today wasn't the best, but things are looking 
rather good.  
 
  love kirsten


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