by Sandy Lingo | Jul 29, 2021 |
Come in! Well, well, well. Look who’s here. I haven’t seen you in many A year. If I knew you were comin’ I’d’ve baked a cake, baked a cake, baked a cake If I knew you were comin’ I’d’ve baked a cake Howdya do, howdya do,...
by Sandy Lingo | Jan 13, 2019 |
” If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss,and I do not know which talk is the more boring.” – Marya Mannes“I dread going to the party,” I told Teri. “I haven’t seen those...
by Sandy Lingo | Dec 3, 2018 |
“Our Japanese lady died,” I told my neighbors shortly after rushing in late to the party last week.“Oh no!” exclaimed several.“That is so sad,” one woman said, sincerely distraught. “How did you find out?” Mary Ann asked.The waitress at Sophia’s, the diner practically...
by Sandy Lingo | Apr 3, 2018 |
This post was inspired by real events. All names have been changed, except mine. No writer can resist the urge to make herself look clever on the page. Three retired teachers, women of a certain age (mine), are seated at a table in Applebees. “Hello. My name is Chet,...
by Sandy Lingo | Jun 5, 2017 |
Me sporting what my husband calls a “no pest strip. “Hark, how hard he fetches breath.” ―William Shakespeare There are a couple reasons I keep my husband. First among them is that he keeps the secret of my snoring. When we’re in a plane, in a movie theater, or...
by Sandy Lingo | May 10, 2017 |
We are home from the doctor’s appointment, so now it is Mom’s bedtime. If it’s not mealtime or bathroom time or appointment time, it is bedtime. I help her change into her comfy pajamas, ones that are soft and stretchy, but not so slippery that she’ll slide out of...
