Entries By arlenemalinowski

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accordion

Frank played the accordian in my Grandfathers band. I don’t even know if the band had a name. He played the violin and they called him the canary. I never thought about how he must have felt, a musican, to have a Deaf son.

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 01.15.2012 @ 1:12 pm

lilies

Lillies Of the Field- A movie starring a black man at a time when the shadows of Jim Crow darted across rural doorsteps and city streets.

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 01.09.2012 @ 11:12 am

half

half a league, half a league, half a legue forward. Into the valley of death rode the 600. I am actually quite delighted and siddity that I remembered this without ever having to learn it. Just osmosis- the best kind of learning

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 09.30.2011 @ 7:56 am

crouch

Crouching? Well, it’s not a possibilty anymore- so being a baseballcatcher or a floor washer or a sock looker forer is out of the question. But I accept that- they don’t pay very well.

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 09.20.2011 @ 11:54 am

painted

Their hamds painted the sky- telling the stories and sharing the secrets of being Deaf and isolated.

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 06.06.2011 @ 12:27 pm

deadbolt

He broke her heart and now she has it deadbolted against love.

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 04.28.2011 @ 6:04 pm

gadget

That particular gadget was always in the junk drawer which was chock full of gadgets of every kind, shape, color and level of usefullness. Unfortunately there was so much stuff in the junk drawer that you couldn’t open it.

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 04.21.2011 @ 9:04 am

whiskey

She threw the whiskey down her throat, shot him a look as sharp as aged New York Cheddar and pissed on the floor. The perfect ending to a horrible date.

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 04.17.2011 @ 8:54 pm

ego

Get it out of the way. Learn to listen even when ego decides it doesn’t want to. Learn to take heed even when ego gets bossy. Learn to act even when ego gets scared. Get ego out of the way!

Posted By arlenemalinowski On 04.01.2011 @ 1:33 pm