Author Archives: Sharon Gardner-Lloyd
Following Your Gut
The drugs were very disappointing. I had really hoped for something a little more….recreational. One second I am being pushed into the OR with white cotton heated heavy cuddle-up this is almost like a spa blanket and looking into the … Continue reading
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Then & Now
Like a Kurosawa film the action was in slow motion. The windup, the letting go, it flies through the air, tumbling over and over until with the precision of a surgeon it hits the target. The boy in the back row never saw it coming. The eraser … Continue reading
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Nellie Bell, the Wonder Bread Bag, and Decades of Different Dye
For My Sister Michele, who is always and forever Nellies favorite.
Chin up, my sister and know you are loved. Continue reading
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Clean
There are no wooden tiles embossed with the letters of the alphabet; no cards dealt, no draw or discard piles; there are no tokens, dice or game boards; we do not pass go, we do not collect $200.00. It’s not that type of game.
Filed under care giving, Caregiver, Griff, Life, Multiple System Atrophy, Shy Drager Syndrome, Story Telling, True Life, Writing
The Easter Bonnet, the Bag of Chips, and the Cricket Obstacle Course
The ride south is sunfilled; mirror glass icons gleam, alleys and chain link fences anchored with discarded cups, straws and empty plastic bags. The other side of the tracks. The facades faded, flat; chipped paint and rusty doors rule.
The backside of business. Count the Bed Bath Beyonds, Taco Bells, and Dominos Pizza places. What the market will bare.
Tell Tale Heart
Bad girl takes over, refuses to look away; see high-waisted khaki pants, a slight tuck to the left, buttons all done up tight, scrub faced always wears a white undershirt, tightie whities, faithful deck shoes awaiting a deck, a walking ad for L.L. Bean. Safe money says this is an only gets blow jobs on birthdays kinda guy. Continue reading
