All posts by Jocelyn the Plaid

Sub! Bump, crash, giggle, whisper, talk, whisper, talk, talk, talk, bathroom, push, bump, pout, bathroom, bathroom, giggle, kick, scatter, color, tear, line-up, dawdle, noisy, run, shriek, stairs, art, fall words, anaranjado, leaves, hojas, Halloween, paleta, amarillo, handout-scarecrow-haystack-October, spelling, scissors, paper scraps, some work, anti-work, work? giggle, push, scraps, scrapes, words, two good efforts, independent read.… Read More

KINDRED SPIRIT Soft walk, low tones Fading, gray-blond quiet Sun-soaked truthstillness The orbit shifts in time half notes falling into emptying wine glasses. Later we drink green tea frappucinos or passion tea. Questions unasked. MAN AND CHILD Boys across the table I like the simplicity of boys. Old boys, young boys. Eating chicken and cornbread.… Read More

Fiona the Aging Acura is either failing or trying to kill me. Her coolant was quietly slithering out onto the pavement, leaving Ben the Mechanic to add fluid and scratch his head at the sneakiness of it all. Her seams seemed intact, but… nevertheless, the check engine light was on and that coolant had gone…… Read More

I hate rugs. I hate big rugs, little rugs, rugs that match Pepto-Bismol pink and rugs that don’t match Pepto-Bismol pink. I prefer short pile to the still mysteriously available shag — I mean why not just inhale from the vacuum cleaner bag if you like dust that much? — and I prefer new looking… Read More

Why not treat yourself to a practice problem or two? Forget crushing candy, playing poker, or laying down letters in fake scrabble. How about giving your brain a real challenge today?

From a Facebook post: First job – Waitress at Goodenough’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Tacoma Mall Current job – Retired! Though I have been known to sub and tutor a bit… Favorite food – Right now chilaquiles and BLTs Favorite dog – Ginger the Wheaten Terrier Favorite footwear – Birkenstocks Favorite Candy – Toffee… Read More

Bored Young Girl Missing Gym Broken young humans Wear boots and casts to walk — Humans break easy. End November 2017 Ms. Turner sitting Calf and thigh! And foot of course. My foot broke itself! Biojar Tip: You think you can probably make the jump? Don’t try until the zombie hordes are running right alongside… Read More

Quick haiku that came from another nonsense email– If you do not trust Random safflower capsules to shrink you — wisdom! Nutrisystem, Noom, Dr. Oz, the Apple Cider Diet, Weight Watchers, the South Beach Diet, the Flat Belly Diet, the Keto Diet, the Dukan Diet, or just old fashioned Slim-fast, diets seem to be everywhere.… Read More

Mommy wears a black, Invader Zim t-shirt and pale-blue, snowflake pajama pants. She has a big cup of coffee in a green Yoda cup beside her as she sits barefoot on a tall, oak chair at the kitchen counter. Beside her, Shasta twirls her tail. An invisible slug about the size of a medium dog,… Read More

_____________________________________________________________________________ Air conditioning hums away Doors divide muggy from cool I slap mosquitoes Suddenly hot sun Covers my warming body Now I am sleepy _____________________________________________________________________________ Zombie phrase for the day: Nail polish no taste good. Nayyyhhh bblihhhhjh nuhhh dayyzza goooo.