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By Georgianne Nienaber (about the author)
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He disappeared up the steps to the upper deck just as the horn sounded that we were about to dock. Should I wait? It would be pointless, and besides I could obviously not be his mother. Mind racing, I thought about the Cajun farmer whom I met last year whose wife had left him for a swirl of drugs and alcohol and how his boy now rode the cane cutter with him “because it is in the blood.” How many more orphans of the storm that was Katrina are looking for a mom, a dog, and a tree house?
The ferry gate opened and the human tsunami took Canedog and my alter-ego "the writer" down the ramp and into the West Bank neighborhood where the getaway car was waiting.
How many of us are all alone on our ferries and front porches and sitting in our rocking chairs with only the touch of the spring breeze to remind us of our own lost mothers?
A Peter Pan experience where the dog takes care of the children is no substitute for a mother’s love.
Become a Fan (26 fans) -- Page 3 of 3 page(s)
The ferry gate opened and the human tsunami took Canedog and my alter-ego "the writer" down the ramp and into the West Bank neighborhood where the getaway car was waiting.
How many of us are all alone on our ferries and front porches and sitting in our rocking chairs with only the touch of the spring breeze to remind us of our own lost mothers?
A Peter Pan experience where the dog takes care of the children is no substitute for a mother’s love.
Georgianne Nienaber is an investigative environmental and political writer. She lives in rural northern Minnesota, New Orleans and South Florida. Her articles have appeared in The Society of Professional Journalists' Online (more...)
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Whew,
by Jan Baumgartner on Monday, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:12:45 PM
Come on down
by Georgianne Nienaber on Monday, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:28:12 PM
i bow to the wow of your story telling
by Wolfie on Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 at 1:19:30 AM
Thinking
by Georgianne Nienaber on Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 at 7:41:00 AM