Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Couch

“I drove it home carefully balanced on the roof of my car.”

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Jen Deaderick
Aug 26, 2024
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I’m sitting in my apartment on my couch. Soon, this couch will be eaten by a garbage truck. For now, it’s providing a comfortable support for my butt and back.

It’s actually a really nice couch, but it needs reupholstering, and that’s more expensive than a new couch these days. So out it goes.

I got it from my friend Sari, around the corner. I drove it …

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