I dream about driving<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 and writing at the same time<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
I know it can be done because<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
when I was young aunt jenny would pin<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
sultry books<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
between the steering wheel \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and her thumbs<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In my car<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
the radio only plays one song<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
it\u2019s a lullaby<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
for my mother\u2019s two sons<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
so instead of writing \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I can only hum.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
down on the corner, out in the street<\/em><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n my mom\u2019s mom taught me \u2018follow the queen\u2019 before\u2018 seven card stud\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n sat with me down on the rug<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n let me drink apple juice out of teacups<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n it\u2019s her voice that hums when we take<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n the back way<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n to town, via Broadway Street<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n bring a nickel, tap your feet<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I remember when the rule was<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n ring once, hang up<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n my mom would sit<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n head back \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0legs up \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ear to chin<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n with my head in her lap \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0so I could listen in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I press the gas pedal too hard at \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 stoplights<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n because my mom was afraid<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n to teach me how to drive<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I ignore the \u00a0 engine light<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n like jenny ignores \u00a0 \u00a0warning signs<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n and i write novels in my mind<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n to the tune of my grandma\u2019s favorite lullaby<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n because I\u2019m scared to drive<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0 \u00a0in silence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kristin Heyder I dream about driving \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 and writing at the same time I know it can be done because when I was young aunt jenny would pin sultry books between the steering wheel \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and her thumbs In my car the radio only… Continue Reading Tire Pressure<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-452","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":910,"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452\/revisions\/910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}