Grandma

It rhymes with rut — When the lovely Laurel asked “what smut meant to me,” I immediately thought of poetry. It’s because I’m an old lady. During my crazy youth, poems were the only smut we could get our hands on. In memory of the good old times, here’s a short acrostic (my favorite form…

It’s the song of my life — Ann James dared me to take time off Medium, the crazy fool! I would never do that. Why would anybody do that? Medium is the life I never knew I could find online. Its vibrant community of bots and scammers makes me feel young again. But Ann also promised $20…

“Easy recipes for little boys who want to help their grandmas in the kitchen.” — The day I arrived that summer, grandma told me she would be preparing my favorite dinner: chicken soup as a starter and roasted chicken with roasted potatoes and peas. (I’ve always been a fan of chicken-based recipes, and I still am.) It was the best start of the best summer…

A pottage garden, ideally located just outside of the kitchen While my parents and I lived in a larger town, grandma lived out in the country, and spending time with her was always high on my list of priorities. …

Victim: “She called me a hero!” — Saturday, 25 February 2023, Miami. After months of secretive investigations, local police arrested con artist Felicia Fluff. The older woman preyed on young men with a Samaritan complex. Fluff’s favourite scam involves a well-trained kitten and a tree. At its mistress’ order, the kitten climbs to the highest branches of…