A chronicle of dreams coupled with a picture from waking life.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Wednesday and Friday Nights


I. Wednesday Night 

Traveling Ladies

Jess and I were taking a road trip through the mid-west. We stopped at a gas station, and I stole a can of Coke. I put the Coke in my bag, and proceeded to the check-out with a map. We got back into the car and drove for a while. Then we decided to stop at another gas station. 

Jess wanted to write. She pulled up several orange vinyl couches and made herself comfortable with her computer. She started to write poetry amongst the snack racks. I went up to the counter. I wanted to pay for the Coke that I had stolen at the other store. I reached into my purse and pulled out the can. 

"Here. I'll pay for this," I told the cashier.

He looked at my funny, and I said, "Oh, and this map. I forgot. No wait, I paid for it already. I can't remember. Did I?"

The cashier nodded his head and told me the Coke would be fifty cents.

II. Last Night

Shopping Blues

I was shoe shopping with Sarah and Amy U. Sarah and I were looking for shoes for our trip to Brazil. Amy said that she hated shopping in the store we were in. She said that it reminded her of Canada and that it made her sad.




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Teresa Petro is poetry editor for www.shadysidereview.com. She received her MFA from Chatham University where she studied poetry, publishing, and travel writing. Teresa's poetry is published with The Coal Hill Review, Weave Magazine, Spooky Boyfriend, Anderbo, and The Little Patuxent Review, among others. She's a recipient of The Laurie Mansell Reich Poetry Award. Teresa can be reached at poetryeditor@shadysidereview.com or teresapetro@gmail.com.