Lori B.

Joined June 2021

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I'm a writer! From Brooklyn-with a life of funny moments, endearing times and vulnerability. I have lived to tell the tale and I want to share my writing with others. I hope my words bring some joy your way.

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I remember way back when I was a bible thumper. Nothing could pull me away from Jesus, the carefully curated services on Sunday mornings, the jingle of the collection plate, the shame I felt when I had no coins to give, the frustration of sitting through 2 or more hours of good preachin', like a shot of whisky to get me through the week. This was my childhood, dressing up in white tights, frilly lace dresses, Easter hats, shawls, and gloves, and if we had the extra money, a pair of white lace-trimmed socks would be worn over the tights and stuffed into black patent leather shoes to match the same plastic material purse. What was patent leather anyway?
By Lori B.2 years ago in BookClub
The Burden of Love
7:00 a.m. I rose drearily from the loveseat parked in front of our heavy beige drapes that still hung with hooks-which no one from my generation likely knew how to use because curtains should just slide onto rods. I stretched my arms upward both grateful to have a job to rush to and lamenting the fact that I’m made to work from such a state of exhaustion. Granny is still asleep so I rouse her with a gentle shake. She’s neatly nestled under my favorite pink fleece blanket, the one that traveled with me from Brooklyn to Vassar then back to Brooklyn, and then from Brooklyn to Boston College Law School and back again. The gray paisley print bandana that she ties over her hair and knots on her forehead, is slightly raised like a crown and half on her head, halfway resting on her pillow. She wants me to leave her alone but she knows the routine-wake up, morning bird bath, change her diaper, fresh clothing, breakfast, and medication before I leave for work.
By Lori B.2 years ago in Chapters

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