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contents i o u 13 red jello 14 kickball and tampons 15 aunt ada 16 balls 18 at sutro baths 19 helen sanchez was born without big toes 20 i’m one of them 21 legs 22 the little woman 23 kools 24 it could have been summer 25 mona 26 my mother sewing 27 on dolores street 28 freewheeling 29 the e names 30 so what’s the worst that could happen? 32 the red pocket knife 33 stuffed peppers 34 he always took her back 35 i grew up in noe valley 36 one year later 39 wonder woman 40 saving it 41 my first husband 42 my first poem 43 $37.50 a month 44 every day he played the same tune 46 marilyn and me 47 love 48 when i left my house 49 stripping wallpaper 50 her last movie 51 shirley betty spider and rudy 52 mona was 53 instead of canada 54 leaving a trail 55 people ask me how I like living in petaluma 56 at the post office at 4th and d 57 how ray spent last winter 58 the red shoes 59 ray gunn 61 thirty years later 62 talking to the dead 64 just before easter 66 stone angels 67 all night diner 68 it’s 90 plus 70 read this: 71 walking the dog 72 heels 73 robert mitchum 74 the noe show 75 blue sky 76 going red 77 i believe 78 white lipstick This page intentionally left blank. ...