Searching for My Vida

MISSING WOMAN:

Cheerful, fond. good with

words and children. Somewhat

vulgar. Likes to flirt with every

passerby, the gas man, grocery

store clerks, stray cats, God.

Quirky cook; lazy housekeeper.

LAST SEEN: roaming the halls

of her retirement home, trying to

rub up against half-faced people

who slide away swiftly, leaving

trails of half-heard words behind.

REWARD: return her to herself.

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