by Toby Wosk Costas
Mid-century ranch features long narrow hall ending at rustic wood-paneled addition, in back.
Family photographs in glass cases lining each side of hall track interesting people 1901 to 1999 (after which sliding the heavy doors of glass to add or subtract people became a burden).
Tidy bathroom, on your right. A Museum of Travels – Hawaii to Mexico. Carefully selected artifacts dot the walls, each dusty and long forgotten. Like the trips themselves.
Moving forward and to your right, enjoy the kitchen wall homage to the masterpieces of cherished children, alongside alleged framed Picasso prints, all viewed as equally valuable. (Note: When the giant white Frigidaire door slams, all pictures move, just a bit. Some discount will be considered).
Passing white venetian blinds over front windows (always shuttered), we see 5” x 12” collage of magazine cut-outs on the back of front door, lacquered 50 years ago at Harper Elementary. Surprisingly cool. Feel free to touch, carefully.
Side-staring portrait of one dearly departed, painted by another dearly departed, guards entry to the living room. Olive green carpeting, some footprint indents, throughout.
Giant Pollock-esque painting hangs over the couch. Perfect for visiting couples to rest their heads while having a highball.
Oversize coffee table art books highlight the low coffee table in front of the couch. Mosaic tiles atop form a faux-Mondrian design. Note: Table doubles as a useful footrest. Buyer can also peruse equally enjoyable coffee table fare: giant tan leatherette photo album, family name stenciled on top with dime store press-on letters, silver. Some consonants missing, but you get the point.
Metal walker waiting nearby. Also for sale.
Toby Wosk Costas is an attorney recommitting to her creative writing roots, after all creative aspirations were blasted away through the intense study of things like commercial paper in law school. Choosing that road rather than a five-year Ph.D program in English, to family dismay, led to its own major fulfillment. But now, she goes back, tries to reconnect to the high of short fiction writing of her own and reading the amazing sentences of fellow travelers.
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