Table of Contents
Maroger’s Magic 13
Without the Lights and Shadows
Old Woman with Goose (30 x 24, Oil) 17
House Beautiful Designer Room #132 19
1962, Polaroid 20
Glass, Iron, Feathers 21
The Psychic Says 23
I Heard a River Downstairs 24
To My Tongue 25
Cocktails on the Patio, 1964 26
Tempest in a Paintbox 27
Growing Faster Than Swamp Bamboo, My Mother Liked to Say 28
The Strength of the Jelly
Carnival (Tempera on Cardboard) 31
The Absinthe Drinker (Egg Tempera & Oil) 32
Beware the Pearly Gates 33
My Grandmother Won’t Say Why She Jumped Off the Pier 34
Still Life with Stuffed Olive 35
Waiting for 5:00 at Bailey’s Pub (Ink & Charcoal) 36
Thirst 37
Flight (30 x 25, Oil on Canvas) 38
The Temperature Reaches 102 39
Mama, Just Go 41
Colors Distinguish Themselves
Secret Sister 45
Light Has a Solid and Opaque Appearance
Lobster for Lunch (21 x 30, Acrylic) 67
Girl Playing Paganini (Charcoal on Vellum) 68
Killing Mr. Big 69
Slugs 70
Woman Reflecting (Watercolor & Gouache) 71
A Lady on NPR Says Her Brain Has a Hole the Size of a Hollyhock 72
What the Monkey Says 73
Simulcast 74
Still Life with Oranges (22 x 18, Oil) 75
When the Last of Them Died
Perspective Dreaming 79
Southbound 80
After Hours of Driving, I Find It at the Bottom of a Cul-de-Sac 87
Stopping by the Columbarium on a Sunny Afternoon 88
Notes 91
Acknowledgments 93
About the Author 96