March 24th, 2009

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Helpless, Barbara Gowdy (Harper Perennial)

Southbound, Spadina streetcar

Caucasian male, early 40s, with short grey hair and beard, wearing glasses, blue collared shirt under black fleece, and carrying a leather book bag.

Helpless, Barbara Gowdy (Harper Perennial)

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He sits at his desk and presses a hand to his throbbing temple. He thinks, nothing prepares you for loving a child. Even when you know that you love her, you still may not have any idea how much because the feeling is so ordinary and instinctive, like a love for life or truth.

He and his wife decided together that they would not have children, a decision they continued to feel good about as the cat pawed at the powdery pink tip of the negative pregnancy stick.

 
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