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I spent the afternoon at the Southern Baptist church, behind a cut crystal punchbowl unendingly refilled with sherbet and Sprite, carefullly ladling out cupfuls to attendees of Aunt E’s silk orchid-strewn 99th birthday party--at which the Birthday Girl didn’t sit down for a minute but instead worked the room, incessantly introducing all to all lilke the Southern Lady she has been becoming since 1906 --and I found myself thinking, “it’s in the genes, right?”

April 29, 2005 at 3:12 PM ::
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aunt e is 101 now and recently sailed through a mastectomy.  yesterday she called my phone and hung up 11 times.  i couldn’t answer because no voice, and making myself heard in such phone calls is iffy at my best.  she left no messages.  click. click. click. click…

e on 11/08/07 at 11:10 PM ::

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