10 Things My Father Said About Her

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I couldn’t resist the pigtails and the raincoat when I ran into her on Lexington Avenue–a knockout if I ever saw one.
She made me appreciate good theatre. We saw everything on Broadway.
She’s one helluvan actress.
It’s 4 o’clock. Is she “napping” again?
We paid 50 grand for two years of that lady shrink, and where are we now?
She had a pretty rotten childhood, but she could laugh about it.
When we met on the ferry, she was overly polite. Always saying, pardon me.
Sure my friends hit on her. They can’t help it.
She’s not really a tennis player, but we have fun. And I like her in a tennis dress.
Where is she? I’d like a sandwich and a cream soda.

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Deirdre is the author of the story collection, Real Lives of Married People, and the creator of DOGGED, a series about memorable canines and their human friends. Her writing has been published in Ms., The L.A. Times, Variety, WWD, and many other publications. She teaches creative writing at colleges and universities in Southern California. Coming in 2021 WG workshops! View more posts