Expectations

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An ex is calling, Part III

By singlemomseeking ⋅ October 14, 2008 ⋅ 47 comments

Before meeting Adam, the ex who has been calling, I got a poem in my Inbox.
I subscribe to Writer’s Almanac (highly recommended!), so I get a poem every morning. This one, by David Allen Sullivan, had a line that seemed like an eery warning:
“A.A.’ers talk about the blinding glare of the obvious: Objects in the [...]

Tracking down my UPS man, Part II

By singlemomseeking ⋅ August 27, 2008 ⋅ 22 comments

When Otis, my former UPS man, called at 8 p.m. to say that his work day was almost over, I smiled into the phone.
“Want to meet for dinner?” he said.
“Sure!”
I imagined some quiet, romantic corner — white wine, tapas, candles lit. Wait, does that kind of corner even exist in Manhattan?
“The ___ Grill,” he said, [...]