“Barry,” my cousin Mike said, “I think it’s time.” It was clear that my brother didn’t feel the same way, but he only shrugged, which Mike took as agreement. “Dave,” he said, giving the words as much gravity as he could muster, “Go get the dictionary.” I was nine years old, and a tag-along. I’d walked in on my brother telling a story about how—during school that morning—a girl he knew got her period in the middle of French class. And I laughed like the dickens. And then they called me on it. After I’d lugged the dictionary down from the spare room, Mike told me to look up the word period and read out the definition. “The end of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action?” “Keep going,” he said. “The full pause with which a sentence closes?” “Not that.” “An interval of geologic—“ “Gimme that!” He yanked the book towards him, read down the page, and pointed me towards the definition he’d found. Menstruation: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from pu...
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Let it go! and get back to:
A) blogging (aka the avenue to true fulfillment for writers everywhere),
B) drinking adult beverages,
C) explaining to outsiders why it is that you and Jorge aren't married, but will be when it's finally legal,
D) watching old-timey movies and writing about them on wednesdays,
E) posing for solo pictures and passing them off as "mistakes."
That's why we love you. Not because of any contest or payment (which should be made in American currency and which is LATE, by the way).
I can't stop this thing, and I'm running a way larger deficit than you are.
Kris misses you commenting on her blog.
After all this time of dissing you the truth comes out.
You really ARE loved by everyone.
But..
DON'T GIVE UP.
Bastard.
Jesus H...
This is not going well...
BAH!
Still 3500 words in the hole...
Rebecca: You a rock star. As long as you're keeping on, I'm keeping on.
Beth: What kind of ploy is this? We move out there are you come over to McGill? You no likey?
Jay: You've been burning my ass for days now. Why so mean?
Jorge: If you quit now, it makes it all the more easier for me to quit. Be a good man and do the right thing.
Everyone else: Word.