Corvairs & Horny Toads | Lucinda Blackwood
From a High Plains small town to sprawling Los Angeles. Dust devils, Texas horned toads, sporty classic cars. I’ve got a lot to say.
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Swing Set (opens the original)
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Popcorn Ceiling (opens the original)
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Well Nubbin, I’m Pretty Well Satisfied (opens the original)
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Daddy called me Nubbin my whole life. He called me Lucinda. And in very precious moments in time he would call me Baby—to write it nearly cracks my heart open because my mother also, in special moments, called me Baby. Only those two. I won’t hear it again, I will never hear myself called Baby again.Daddy spoke my name often when we talked. Our talks were epic. There was not enough time to accommodate everything we wanted to say to each other. It was the same with my mother. How fortunate I have
Grandad Was Confused, Too (opens the original)
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Moving on from hurtful, traumatic events of the past is a process. Successfully moving on requires work. I have and am continuing to do the work, analyze and confront, sort out and solve. Some things though…I benefit from keeping a tight lid on. I benefit from compartmentalizing some of “the things.” There are times, though when a catalyst causes a lid to blow off, releasing a cascade of traumatic memories of “the things” with the lid on. I’m thinking it may be cathartic to write about it.The Ca
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