Anatomy of a Good/Bad Day

The outline begins with line A

Wake up, tea, stretch, a little music

--pull the bike out and begin to ride

--in the cold morning air, uphill

Arrive, line B

Begin watching my grandson

--who smiles, tries to roll over

--achieves, tummy to back

--we both look up at the ceiling

--hours pass

Lunch, line C

He gets a bottle, I heat up pizza

Line D repeats line B

--add walks, story time

--Dad comes home from hospital, showers

Dinner, line E

At my house!

--rush home, stir fry chicken

--add cashew crème and curry

--yum!

--someone says let’s go get a designer dounut

Line F

Walk downtown with baby in front carrier

--strangers smile at us, a family on an evening stroll

--purchase crazy-named donuts sprinkled with Cap’tain Crunch,Oreos

Etc, etc, etc!!

Later, line G

Ride bike to Washington Park for birthday/bike polo gathering

--talk and tell stories until the arc lamps extinguish themselves

--left in darkness kicking cans

--ride home on silent streets

Line H

A video on my phone of police in Chicago shooting a 13-year old

--hands up

--boy staring into bright lights

--scared eyes

--shot dead

*Schematic can be replayed in any order to get the same results

Memoirous