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A man named Jupiter from a place called Nova

Phone rings. Me: Hello? Phil: Hey. What are you doing? Me: Photoshoppin’ stuff. Phil: I tried to call you earlier but didn’t get through. Me: Oh, my music’s up. Probably didn’t hear it. Phil: I have a funny story for you. I think I was abducted last night. Me: Oh, god. Phil: I woke up this morning and— Me: Your butt was bleeding? Phil: Ha, no. I went to bed last night and when I…

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birthdays the family

Phoning it in

Me: Hellooo! Patrick: Hello? Me: Hey!!! Patrick: Hi. Me: What are you doing? Partying? Patrick: Yeah. We’re watching home movies. Me: Cool. Are you having fun? Patrick: … Who is this? Me: It’s Lindsey! Patrick: OH, HEY! Me: You having a big birthday? Patrick: Yeah, we’re watching a video from February. Me: You’re gonna come visit me in a couple of weeks, right? Patrick: Yep. Me: All right, well, sorry I couldn’t make it to…

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Trouble turns ten

[photo by my mom, who remarked, in an e-mail to me: “Now, isn’t this just trouble waiting to happen…!”] This is my youngest nephew, Patrick. Today is his tenth birthday. It’s hard to believe he’s hitting double digits. I remember exactly what I was wearing the day he was born. I was a freshman in high school and, naturally, obsessed with clothes. Strangely enough for someone obsessed with clothing, I was wearing a long-sleeved, tight-fitting,…

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