WHY BARBARA LOST HER JOB AS COPYWRITER FOR THE
COMMUNITY EDUCATION COURSE CATALOG
By
Shellie Zacharia
Moon Astrology:
Tuesdays 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Discover how to awaken your own personal power and connection to the
cycles of the moon. Balance your inner and outer selves by using the
moon's energy as it moves through its monthly phases. But be aware
that some of these moonish women are evil. Sure they'll talk about
waxing and waning and smile and their mouths will curve all moon like,
and sure they'll dazzle you with hugs that feel like moonbeams wrapping
around you, but don't let those gauzy shirts and bell-hemmed skirts
and toe rings and amethyst necklaces fool you. One of those moon fairies
will smile and bat eyelashes dipped in moondust and say things like,
"Tell me how you are feeling," and she'll say this to your
boyfriend and he'll come to you one evening and say he's sorry, but
he's going back to Serene, his old girlfriend who has just returned
from three years of travel in search of inner peace and even though
she's been to India and Nepal, she's now truly home and wants to "try
again." And he says to you, "Well, we were together for
years, me and Serene, we've seen thirty-five Dead shows together,
me and Serene, and I hope you understand." And then you're left
howling. Not at the moon, but more like at the light fixtures you
broke and the dishes you tossed and the splash of red wine on the
wall that in some sad way looks like stars across the sky. Bring $5
to first class for materials.
Shellie Zacharia's stories have appeared in Hobart,
Opium, Swivel, Backwards City Review, The Pinch, Washington Square,
and elsewhere. She teaches in Florida.
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