Summer's Over

but we're still here

(Thirty one people sent first grade stories. Thank you thank you. Who knew it was as rich a subject as Steves)

What I Want to Do This Last Week Here

Or Minor Activities

Finish my fucking Dot story. I keep futzing around with Dot.

Go for one more long long walk up any hill. Maybe listen to an audio book.

Cancel my AUDIBLE subscription. (Fran taught me how.)

Visit my favorite SHOPRITE in Hudson (Kingston’s is bigger but

I like the Hudson one better. Who knows why)

Go to Goodwill one more time. Spend more than 10 minutes there.

Make Matzah Ball soup and bring it to Delores.

Take as many books as possible to the Free Books and Library

in East Durham in the Post Office Building.

Call Ken when I have a lot of time.

Put all the costume jewelry that I intend to sell one day (!)

into a big wooden box (Buy the box first)

Write 3 letters. I kept wanting to write Real Letters all summer.

Get a thick Sharpie at Staples not the Dollar Store and see if

I have the courage to write words on the beautiful parchment paper

I got a few weeks ago. With the intention of drawing poems.

Write a poem called What I Won’t Ever Do.

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