The Ballad of Miss Lisa
A solo parent of 3 children over 31 years.
A grade school teacher for 26 years,
and the funniest person I’ve ever known.
How did she become Miss Lisa?
It likely had something to do with the fact that every time she tried to take a single second for herself, one of us immediately tried to die. But let’s take a closer look, starting with how she communicates.
Unanticipated Texts from Mom
A Gallery
um.. sure?
typed during a fistfight on top of a moving train
dayja voo? dageah view? deja vu?
send Brian more oxygen quick
my sister's contributions
girl, same
at least she realizes it
she is all of us
we making the insomnia
burglars do normally ring the bell after all
I'm sorry what
the dust, it screams
we all have a big heart for the Jose we love
when his holiness got covid
if I die, bury me in that lego store
so close, yet so far
my mother, the tour guide
the lonely lioness
occasionally we do initiate things
she's quite pragmatic though
when she's being neglected
legal limit is 32 psi
they say a photo is worth a thousand words so...
odd simile choice
she doesn't send texts, she sends testaments
and grandma died for our sins
keep your head on a swivel mom
no segue needed between coping with her death and a fun rubber band game
alternate lyrics
she accidentally signed up for a local “chosen family” lgbtq+ meet-up group because she didn’t know what the letters meant
smoking the good stuff (budesonide)
If you can decode this, I have a job for you.
Unhinged, I know.
With her reputation, she’s become a bit of a legendary figure amongst friends. To the point that I had stickers printed of her that they then took with them on trips and began to “Flat Stanley” her around the globe.
The Travels of Flat Miss Lisa
An Ongoing Odyssey
the first one adorned my water bottle
camping on the Florida coast
touring Japan cultural sites
hiking on the brink of Canada
Down Unda' mate
always present for the Christmas service
hanging with old geysers
screaming with the OG in Oslo, Norway
relaxing on the Nordic coastline
surprised in switzerland
yodeling in front of the Norwegian Parliament