Simone Martel's Blog - Posts Tagged "babysitting"
Stretch Marks: a playful tale of postpartum blues and teenage angst
Announcing this year’s Stories That Need to Be Told from Tulip Tree Press.
I’m honored to have my story, Stretch Marks, included in this fabulous collection.
In Stretch Marks, a DJ on maternity leave hires a popular artist-carpenter to build her a privacy fence. When he arrives, she realizes this is the man who painted her portrait years ago when she was his lovelorn babysitter. The story alternates between present and past, raising questions about body-image and maternity, the male gaze and the passing of time.
(P.S. In real life I did babysit for a carpenter and his first wife, but he was a poet, rather than an artist. I can hardly believe I was allowed to start babysitting at eleven years old. I charged 50 cents an hour! Do you have a babysitting story? I’d love to hear it.)
Here's the link to Tulip Tree's Facebook page. Take a look!
https://www.facebook.com/tuliptreepub
I’m honored to have my story, Stretch Marks, included in this fabulous collection.
In Stretch Marks, a DJ on maternity leave hires a popular artist-carpenter to build her a privacy fence. When he arrives, she realizes this is the man who painted her portrait years ago when she was his lovelorn babysitter. The story alternates between present and past, raising questions about body-image and maternity, the male gaze and the passing of time.
(P.S. In real life I did babysit for a carpenter and his first wife, but he was a poet, rather than an artist. I can hardly believe I was allowed to start babysitting at eleven years old. I charged 50 cents an hour! Do you have a babysitting story? I’d love to hear it.)
Here's the link to Tulip Tree's Facebook page. Take a look!
https://www.facebook.com/tuliptreepub
