We are so ALIKE, two tweens being of very good CHEER, having a giggle over the slightly SEEDY movie magazines found on the bedside table in the master bedroom. Alone in the house, after school, left to amuse ourselves, we are omnivores of all reading material: WEEPY dime store detective novels, the aforementioned movie magazines, and weird Christian romances. We stare, fascinated, at the BEEFY men and wasp-waisted blondes that seem to be the common denominator across all these dubious genres.

Georg’ann

Our bench has good DEPTH
new players LEARN quickly how to SEIZE the ball.
Some scoring from the outside
with long arcs that flow into the net.
Or come together for Complicated choreography with tricky passes and surprise buckets.
GEEKY statisticians track each motion
while fans scream and clap, or silently focus, willing the ball to move with rapt attention
body taut, moving in concert with the players.
Some bite into BEEFY hotdogs and grab handfuls of salty popcorn.

17 years a season ticket holder of IU Women’s basketball,
watching the program develop.
It started as a casual activity for a newly divorced mother and her 9 year old daughter.
Evolving into tradition for an ever expanding circle of family and friends.

Heather