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My Body of Work

July 11, 2020 8 Comments

My Body of Work

By C.D. Marcum

I started streaking after I started walking and never looked back. In middle school I perfected the drive-by mooning, white cheeks slapping school bus windows. In college, the poetry in the park streak was fine work. After my firstborn, I had a good run down two levels in the parking garage. Eventually, camera phones ruined the art. A proper streak is like a Sasquatch sighting. Shock. Maybe a blurry picture. My kids wheel me into McCready Rest. I’ve longed for this day. Donned my old trench coat. My magnum opus. I’m running. Orderlies chase after, but true art cannot be captured.

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  1. Alex Markovich says

    July 11, 2020 at 7:40 am

    C.D. your story has definitely captured true art.

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  2. Don Tassone says

    July 11, 2020 at 8:23 am

    A masterpiece!

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    • Janice Gard says

      July 11, 2020 at 8:41 am

      Humor always makes you feel better. You have such talent

      Reply
  3. lisafriedlanderlicsw says

    July 11, 2020 at 9:19 am

    A beautiful streak of surprise

    Reply
  4. vincentlowrey says

    July 11, 2020 at 9:38 am

    Ah, yes, the days of Pressed Ham on Rye! 🙂

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  5. Beebles says

    July 11, 2020 at 2:42 pm

    Truly excellent

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  6. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    July 12, 2020 at 3:00 am

    The first sentence is hilarious enough – never mind the rest! Superb story.

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  7. nostalgicablogSteve Lodge says

    July 12, 2020 at 10:18 pm

    Buttastic.

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