

Signs Marked my GirlhoodSigns Marked my GirlhoodSigns Marked my Girlhood
On green, linoleum, flower floors I turn six and learn To peel chestnuts—cut an “X” (marks the spot) in the flat side of the shiny black belly. Put the treasure in the pot on the stove. Count to a hundred. Grandma ladles each one into the big red bowl and I dig out the hot jewels from their hard leather skins. When I am done, she teaches me to talk to the African violets and bakes angels into my birthday cake.
When I am eight, The New Kids Have Arrived. Over a grapefruit, I introduce myself to my mother—I tell
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