![]() ![]() We have camp chairs with drink holders and shade canopies in the trunks of our cars, along with cases of Gatorade, first aid kits filled with smack packs, Rubbermaid cupcake holders, and lasagna pans. And religion, which most of us never had or have left behind, though some of us are still, shall we say, in the front pews.) Almost all of us are white. (We’re mostly Democrats, but avoid talking politics if we can. Sometimes a pickup, if we’re Republican and borrowed our husbands’ cars. We drive minivans or SUVs with bike racks on the back and Thules on the roof. ![]() Or at the end of modest dirt driveways in an open meadow with partial views. They’re in neighborhoods with bike-friendly roads, walking distance to the elementary school and playground. Our houses are raised ranches or Capes or converted barns or former farmhouses. We live in small New England towns known for their picturesque beauty, named after Native American tribes or founding fathers, ending in ville or field. Sometimes Kristine, or Emilie, who grew up in Canada, but not Brittney or Ashlee with two e’s. Our names are Kim, or Linda, or Janice, or Sue. ![]() Kiss Me Someone is inhabited by women who walk the line between various states: adolescence and adulthood, stability and uncertainty, selfishness and compassion. Karen Shepard is a the author of four novels: An Empire of Women, The Bad Boy’s Wife, Don’t I Know You?, and The Celestials. The following is from Karen Shepard’s collection, Kiss Me Someone. ![]()
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