Under a weighted blanket with wine at my side
I excitedly open my new book wide.
An interruption comes before I even finish a page.
You’d think I’d be used to it at this stage.
Instead, “leave me alone,” comes my chide!
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Nikki Torino Wagner
I know stories. After getting suspended for peddling my own magazine in grade school, I started contributing to the local paper’s weekly column. In college, I co-edited our newspaper and literary magazine, which won several awards.
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This could have been written about my husband and I 🙈
Been here too many times. Love it!!