• The Partridge Family Temple is like old lady Kali. A fine, fine mama. To some people she’s terrifying. To others she’s the most beautiful and [...]

  Hey, man. Like did you remember that our mother is a black goddess?

  August 26, 2015
• Laurie bursts through the front door yelling, “Mom! Do you know where my picketing supplies have gone to?” Shirley walks down the [...]

  Animal Crackers in Your Fossil Bed

  July 4, 2015
• Shirley pulls the sugar cookies out of the oven. She smiles warmly as she sets them on the counter to cool. She turns around, “Tracy, are [...]

  The Tambourine of God

  April 29, 2015
• Shirley sits cross-legged wearing a long flowing purple robe. It’s springtime and everybody’s outside in the green, green grass. Many [...]

  “Honey, you know I didn’t destroy this world by myself, I had a little help.”

  January 4, 2015