“Say you thought you were pregnant. But you’re eighteen, newbie freshman on campus, hours from your boyfriend, hours from home. Wise enough to bring a couple of pregnancy tests with you to school, ones you made the boyfriend purchase at a drugstore miles from your hometown because, you know, people talk. But this is 1979, and those tests don’t work until you’re a few weeks along. It’s not like today, where you blink and find out you’re pregnant before you even miss a period. If you’re retro enough to still be menstruating.”
Enjoy this audio recording of “1979″ by Maureen D. Hall from Vol. 35:1 of CALYX Journal! Buy your copy here!
Maureen D. Hall’s work has been published in numerous publications, including Paterson Literary Review, Journal of New Jersey Poets, American Journal of Nursing, Vineyard Poets, Island Quintet. Recent fiction publications include Isele Magazine, Alma Magazine, Halfway Down the Stairs, and Sunspot Literary. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart. She lives in the Hudson Valley, NY.
Add Comment