A Fairly Sad Tale

by Dorothy Parker I think that I shall never knowWhy am I thus, and I am so.Around me, other girls inspireIn men the roar and rush of fire,The sweet transparency of glass,The tenderness of April grass,The durability of granite;But me – I don’t know how to plan it.The lads I’ve met in Cupid’s deadlockWere –Continue reading “A Fairly Sad Tale”

Up sticks and we’re heading home to the land of the Red Dragon

We talked a lot that Sunday, the love of my life and myself. The point is that anything I said involved convincing myself that I would not just hop from job to job. I had responsibilities. I had a family. It was my darling who put her finger on it and broke the deadlock. AsContinue reading “Up sticks and we’re heading home to the land of the Red Dragon”