Category Archives: Memoir

Post-March Meditation

Posted on January 26, 2017 by dubrava

The last time I marched the streets of downtown Denver was in the 1970s, for 16th of September demonstrations. Corky Gonzalez and the Crusade for Justice organized the first one in 1969, called it “Chicano Liberation Day.” One year I … Continue reading →

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Moments with People

Posted on December 14, 2016 by dubrava

At Sprouts, a woman and two pre-teens. A boy and a girl, they alternate between picking at each other and asking Mom to buy something. “Mom, Mom, let’s get this.” No, she says. No and no and no. She’s at … Continue reading →

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Spiders and the Election: November 6, 2016

Posted on November 6, 2016 by dubrava

We don’t kill spiders. At least, not when we can help it. Upstairs and down, we keep a spider jar. As I was going to bed last night, I noticed a pale spider on my night table, barefooted into the … Continue reading →

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On Reading of the Closing of the Next to Last Howard Johnson’s

Posted on September 14, 2016 by dubrava

As a working class girl, I found waitressing more lucrative than being a department store clerk, which I also tried. You could get your working permit at fourteen, a thing my mother took me to do within days of that … Continue reading →

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