Archive for July 4th, 2008
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
“Mail-Order Tadpoles” by Lisa Hickey
Lisa Hickey MAIL ORDER TADPOLES 1.) Arrival The postman hands me the brown corrugated envelope one sleety day in March. Inside, a zip-lock bag containing eggs the size of a pinhead, jelled together. My daughters gingerly hold the bag up to the light. Like a nineteenth century lumberjack who just received his bride, we are [...]
