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I Lied to My Shrink, and Other Hazards of Breastfeeding

Posted by Barely Knit Together on Oct 28, 2009 in Breastfeeding, Mental Stability, Motherhood

This post is actually over at Breastfeeding Moms Unite, written for Melodie upon her request.
It was an honor to share it with her, and I hope you’ll pop on over and read it.
It concerns – you guessed it! Breastfeeding. So don’t say I didn’t warn you. But it’s also about me, and might prove interesting.  Or [...]

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What Not To Wear…Hunting Edition

Posted by Barely Knit Together on Oct 25, 2009 in Embarrassing Moments

This is the time of year when a young man’s fancy turns to…mossy oak.
Years ago, when I first returned to the south-ish after a stay in the wilds of North Jersey, I met a fellow we’ll call…aw hell, we’ll call him Ed, because that’s his name.  He was a true southern gentleman, but I’m sure [...]

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Truck Body

Posted by Barely Knit Together on Oct 15, 2009 in Poetry

I helped bore holes into the body of the truck that we would later make love in, in a field by a pond with tall grasses and moonlight.
It made me feel big and important, the way a little girl might feel working beside her father, but I understand that’s not the right way to feel.
Perhaps [...]

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Revisiting

Posted by Barely Knit Together on Oct 5, 2009 in Creative Nonfiction, Writing

The house I grew up in is now a store.  A running and walking shoe store, to be exact.  The point is, you can walk in whenever they’re open and see the dining room where I played piano and made up songs about my brother’s stuffed animals, the kitchen where I learned of my parents’ [...]

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Movement

Posted by Barely Knit Together on Oct 4, 2009 in Creative Nonfiction, Writing

The weather is like this: cooler, when you can just put on a sweater and only feel as if maybe a coat would have been better. The leaves are falling and smell of sweetness and decay. The crisp football air feels good.
But there is an argument. This homecoming game littered with high school angst is [...]

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