Little smudged handprints in the stairwell. Legos by the fireplace. A black rotary phone by the window. Evidence of children.
Author: dr. emily bobo
Dr. Emily Bobo is the author of three books: Fugue (Lost Horse Press, 2009), Instrumental (Hemlock House, 2019), and Tattle Tales (Hemlock House, 2019). She is also the founder and editor of Bobo Books, a local, non-profit anthology series, turning poems into sandwiches for public school kids. She has published original works in literary magazines, such as Hermeneutic Chaos, december, Seneca Review, and Redivider. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Wichita State University and her PhD in English Literature from the University of Kansas. Currently, Dr. Bobo is Department Chair of Fine Arts & Humanities and Professor of English at Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington, where she teaches writing to single moms, ex-cons, military vets, and other (non)traditional students.
20 true words
Listening for my children. The quiet holds both anxiety and joy. Which will I choose to sit with?
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Who is responsible for the Speedo? Italy? Austria? And why do so many pasty old white academics wear them? Geez.
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Afternoon naps with orange cats are the best. The cardinal in my tree agrees.
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The Roomba is “stuck near a cliff” in my living room. Sweat drips down my left ear. I hear crickets.
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When I wash a knife, I place it blade down in the drying rack. My husband places it blade up. Parenting.
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Spiral noodles boil on the stove. A fork clicks on a plate. An Uvalde teacher sobs on our American TV.
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Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde, Uvalde –and the next day, Tulsa.
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We are scared. We try to project strength for our fainting daughter. We fail. We forget how the hospital moved.
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I cannot look at it—the sun—not directly. Like God, it requires a special lens to protect my sensitivities.
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