Patty Land

Mother

After I share stories about mother or express how obnoxiously crazy she is I normally get the reactions of- You only get one mother – yes, so? OR She’s very loving – yeah, so is my dog. So, if you’re thinking of all the good things to say about my mother (to defend her) take […]

Beat an Opossum 2 Death

Beat an Opossum 2 Death

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to live in a world all of my own, where I saw and remembered things the way I wanted to, giving no thought to actual reality. Then, I remember that my mother had this mythical land of her own. And I lived in it.   I imagine […]

Where is Meet Place?

Where is Meet Place?

“Where is meet place?”             It was at SOAR. That ridiculous program that all freshmen are required to take prior to the first semester of college at MSU. I had to come with my mom (for some reason it was required for parents to show up one of the days). My mom is directionally challenged […]