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I love being in a crowd of coiffed and powdered ladies the scents of laces and places Murmurings and quiet laughter Rosewater and memories Not many locals on this ferry to San Francisco We travel quietly, smugly Amid the hushed excitement of no-hurry honeymooners So delighted to be here Me, too. When our tourist guests head back to their Mobile Home Estates and Golf Link Tracts with pictures, T-shirts, bread loaves and chocolate, I'll still be here living inside your postcards 
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AuthorCatherine G. Tripp writes for grownups, for the curious, for those who appreciate wry humor. Her work has been published in Pilcrow and Dagger, Wingless Dreamer, Reedsy, and she has read her work for several Zoom shows in 2020, including the Mask Monologues, Coffee and Grief and Creative Caffeine. Her recent writings and blog posts have been insightful, fast-paced, evocative essays about current events, and thought-provoking memoirs about the tangled branches of her family tree. Archives
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