11 April 2006 | Vol. 6, No. 1
January 24, 1948
In Denver four days last week
for the western show. Saw a rodeo
one evening with Will's cousins
and had breakfast another morning
with mine. We're heading south
toward the border, but snow
keeps following us. Staying tonight
in New Mexico. We've stayed here
many times and like this hotel—
restaurant, drug store, beauty shop
all under our roof. I can have
my hair set tomorrow before we go.
About the author:
Amanda Laughtland lives just north of Seattle. Her collection of poems inspired by "missed connections" personal ads, I Meant to Say, is available from Overhere Press. She publishes a very small zine called Teeny Tiny whenever she finds the time.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Amanda Laughtland at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 6, No. 1, where "January 24, 1948" ran on April 11, 2006. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
