1. But these days I only want to read about bats, crocodiles, and whales.

2. Decision: Red dress or a suit of cream and sequins?

3. Sometimes I am disturbed by your love for the suburbs.

4. Too busy to notice birds or to write.

5. Mysterious mail is too rare.

6. Windy evening; along the sidewalk, leaves turned into rats, squealing.

7. Maybe you wouldn't be so harried if you had less: Less to-dos, to-buys, credit cards, rooms, houses, cars, children, bills, sale catalogs, filing systems, investments, phone numbers, post-its, fears, telephones, newspaper clippings, wicker baskets, prejudices, cats, exercise machines, diet fads, knickknacks, options . . .

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