The Angle
First Page
11
Last Page
13
Abstract
In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.
"It was another summer on Tyler Street. The Finley's baby cried. Mr. Moran galloped a long on his squeaky rocker. Our spaniel moped in the shade. Ice cream could melt down to your elbow before you knew it. After a short rain, Molly and I scuffed outdoors. Momma had urged me, "Take your sister outside, sweetness. Teach her to play that game you love--chili peppers, isn't it?" Her face was suffused with color from the heat of our small kitchen. Her oak-colored hair frizzed at the temples from standing over the hot stove. She worked like a pinball, going from task to task as she fixed our dinner. Popping ice cubes into our upturned mouths, she shut the door behind us with a last reminder to me: "Mind your sister, Brigid." She lightly tweaked my nose. "She's the only one you've got, you know.""
Recommended Citation
Maloney, Elisabeth
(1990)
"Only,"
The Angle: Vol. 1990:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/angle/vol1990/iss1/10