Tag: father
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Memory Problems
My father seems to have memory problems. He forgets that his only daughter loves him and means him no harm. And so he writes venomous missives. The first time this happened, I’d just published “Free Love Ain’t” in a national anthology of essays by folks who’d survived so-called counterculture parents. Back then I read and…
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Essay #2: the monster is a puppet
I recently watched The Empire Strikes Back. George Lucas came on before the film to explain that this was a different version than had first appeared in movie theatres. In the original, he said, “the ice monster was a hand puppet.” His comment struck me. The terrifying monster that almost kills Luke Skywalker…was a small…
essays by shé 