birdinsun

I noticed that she’s leaped into the chicken fad, as there were chickens replicas in many forms sitting, teetering, hanging, cross-stitched, stuffed, framed everywhere.

Tall, hair lightened and skin darkened by the sun, the image staring back at me was a knock-out in the simple, jet-black dress.

I was born Leslie Anne, but for reasons I have yet to understand my parents decided to call me Lee Anne.

I continue to vacillate between blaming my genes, this shallow culture that insists on equating thinness with worth, or my apparent lack of control.

If you closed your eyes, you could envision a bald, fat hairy guy who watches football in his sleeveless undershirt, drinking beer and belching.