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Stalker, Scene 47, Assignment 29 — An Early Death

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) In 2009, I saw Stalker for the first time in decades; for the first time since 1970, in Patrick’s parents’ home in the Bronx, in their basement with the … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 46, Gimme Some Truth

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

 (Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) In the Summer of 2009, Stalker tells Baby a Story I was living with my parents. No shame there, even though I was nearly 29. I was glad … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 45, Give Peace a Chance

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Fall 2009,  New York City It’s a small canvas bag from New York’s St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. The bag, wrapped in plastic, behind glass, is the … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 44, Flower Beds

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Portland, Oregon.  1994 “I’m looking for a house.  It’s time for me to buy a house,” said James, sitting across the oak dining room table from me.  Doing the … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 43, The Jar

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Portland, Oregon.  1990. What type of green fuzz is in this dusty, old, glass jam jar?  I held the jar up to the morning sunbeam, coming through the basement window.  I squinted, and … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 42, Emergency Room

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Portland, Oregon.  1988 What if he never came home?  It was 3:00 a.m.  James had gone to a party, on the houseboat.  He hadn’t minded my staying home … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 1, Year 2011

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

I have a stalker.  Last night he proposed. My stalker has proposed marriage many times before this.  But, each time, he announces it as his new idea, and he expects me to embrace it with gratitude and with all the enthusiasm … Continue reading →

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