| 1. The Bonaduces - You’re So Lame When You’re Drunk |
|
|
You called me on the wrong line, and that’s always a bad sign. You try to talk through your tears. I don’t even hear you. I’m just hanging up...
|
|
| 2. The Bonaduces - Salt Lake City |
|
|
Argue in the lobby. First things first. Your temper tantrum is paid for. I'll get my money's worth. You say it's not me, so I know what it's all...
|
|
| 3. The Bonaduces - Holly |
|
|
Holly, maybe it’s a clue that something’s strange when you’re lying in pajamas in the rain and screaming nonsense. Holly, my sandals are solid...
|
|
| 4. The Bonaduces - Carmen |
|
|
Here we are, servicing these dogs and plants, house-sitting in the valley for your aunt. We’re laughing because this is the last place we should...
|
|
| 5. The Bonaduces - Damage Deposit |
|
|
Isn’t it strange to see these walls bare? The smell of cats bleached out with Hi-Test that we stole for Gail’s hair, while she was stuck inside,...
|
|
|
| |
| 6. The Bonaduces - All The Way From Stockholm |
|
|
Midnight crashes all around, but they drown out the sound. They compliment my dress; they're all impressed. And everyone knows everyone, exactly like...
|
|
| 7. The Bonaduces - Friends With The Narc |
|
|
I can’t wait for the summertime. This school stuff drags me down. When the last class rolls around, I’m just restless from the day. Sure, it...
|
|
| 8. The Bonaduces - Beat On The Betamax |
|
|
Carla screamed out my name from behind her bedroom door. Her face was wild and red. I asked what she was flipping for. Checking out an ancient tape...
|
|
| 9. The Bonaduces - Really Powerful Telescope |
|
|
There’s a girl on a corner with a siamese cat like a siamese twin hiding in her backpack. She says to her kitty, “Kitty, why do you want to...
|
|
| 10. The Bonaduces - Days Between The Stations |
|
|
Hey…I guess that you’re asleep, but let me tell you about my dream. In it, we’re somewhere in Alaska, and sunlight settles like a stain onto...
|
|
|
| |
| 11. The Bonaduces - Bee-sting Necklace |
|
|
If I take too long to deal with what’s been said, it’s just that I have taken it to conclusions in my head. When every kid in class has found the...
|
|
| 12. The Bonaduces - Sara Shut Up |
|
|
Packed my suitcase and walked out the door. Stumbled back in and packed some more. I’m not taking my lenses along, because I’m short-sighted even...
|
|
| 13. The Bonaduces - Sara’s Black Pyjamas |
|
|
Sara made her first attempt to go out since the incident and all our vigilance had been relaxed by time. She shifted keys from hand to hand while she...
|
|
| 14. The Bonaduces - Lectern Made Of Seashells |
|
|
The plan was that we would take a final trip, so that we could see the coastal strip where we used to beg for change. Our shoes then were more duct...
|
|
| 15. The Bonaduces - Hunt And Peck |
|
|
Our PO box. I haven't checked it since my mom got re-elected. “Congratulations, school trustee.” Among the cards, there's something here for me,...
|
|
|
| |
| 16. The Bonaduces - Android At The Superhero Party |
|
|
Android at the superhero party. They were passing around hor d’eurves but they forgot me. I'm the guest of honour, but all I want to do is go. A...
|
|
| 17. The Bonaduces - Monica And Veronica |
|
|
Your hair tied back into a bun. You were never very good at them. It's already coming undone. Bright red strands liberate themselves. This...
|
|
| 18. The Bonaduces - Catherine O’clock |
|
|
In Portland, the nightmares got so bad I was giving up sleeping. You were all I had in the hours I was keeping. Baggy-eyed in an all night...
|
|
| 19. The Bonaduces - Bomb Threat At Montgomery High |
|
|
Dark news arrives on the announcements, and narcoleptic bodies strewn everywhere vaguely stir at the chilling news before they retreat to the fog of...
|
|
| 20. The Bonaduces - Introducing The New Rachel Jones In All Her Amazing Glory |
|
|
Rachel got her braces off today, and now she can't stop smiling in that just-got-my-braces-off way. White enamel takes center stage after nine years...
|
|
|
| |
