I'm Back

the stars have aligned

I am writing this from my new Mac Air. Gifted to me from one of my wonderful children. The learning curve is steep but I am going to the Genius Bar next week to take a class. So far 2026 is shaping up to be a good year. I have four stories I am working on as well as my poetry so I thought I would share a few tidbits.

I wrote this on a prompt from Naked Lit they write about parts of the body here is mine.

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6 pack of memories

I cried the first time my stomach touched the sheet while lying on my side

I was 38

growing up soft pudgy never an athlete

college changed everything

theater major dance minor

running sit ups weights and

cocaine

washboard abs are hard for a woman to attain

mine were awesome

I kept those son of a bitches through

4 pregnancies

2 marriages

major moves

multiple jobs

I warned my husband

I’m going to exhale

he laughed

slowly I have crept up the scale

130,40,60,80

now the 2’s come into play

my bff is my age and rocks a bikini

my days of daisy dukes and crop tops are behind me

on a recent trip I was mistaken for her mother

I have decided enough is enough

my husband don’t care

my kids don’t care

my tribe don’t care

do I care…maybe

here comes no sweets pasta or potatoes

sit ups long walks weights

or maybe fuck it

I miss cocaine

I was so proud of my two pack for many years belly shirts and mini skirts were my go to before they were cool. Texas is hot I felt hotter. One of my favorite memories is when my last child was 2 months old. we went out halloween night on 6th street to a gay bar me dressed as Carmine Miranda in my size 6 belly shirt and skirt cut up the front even had the banana head dress. We made life long friends that night as one helped Joe escape a particularly aggressive queen.

When I met Joe he said it was my wild red hair that drew him to me but I would say the size 3 jeans helped too.I wore a size 14 in high school so once I got out I became obsessed with the number on my pants. Joe’s first wife was anorexic many of our early fights were over my eating habits. Green beans for dinner skinny meat for lunch never a morsel before noon. I did loosen up on this but it took years.

Will I ever obsess over the numbers again? I hope not. I may cut out sweets and touch my toes for health reasons. Someday even pull those 12’s from the back of my closet. If I have learned anything in life its this be happy where you are and enjoy the journey.

I hope you enjoyed this walk down memory lane if so feel free to share or buy me a coffee next time you are in Austin.