Reprinted with permission. After George Ella Lyon.
Where I’m From
By Zoe Rosso
I am from chocolate bars.
From Trident gum and Izze.
I am from the Legos on the floor. Small, big, and painful when stepped on.
I am from the rosebushes,
And the big trees we can’t climb at school.
I am from unwrapping Christmas presents at the Winterblatts’ house,
And not noticing the milk two inches away from my nose.
From Rosenblatts and Jennings
And Winters.
I am from the naps on the sofa,
And forgetting things till the day before they’re due.
From; ‘Just have two bites!’ and, ‘settle down!’
I am from lighting the menorah for eight days and shrieking 50 times when I go downstairs on the 25th.
I’m from Arlington, and Scotland, and Italy.
From large diet cokes and Frosties.
From the time Zeke ate a plastic baby and the time Zeke pulled down my pants in front of my family.
I am from millions of pictures on the walls reminding me of when I was little, flooding me with happiness and the want to relive that moment.
November 2016
You Ask a Lot of Questions 
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November 27, 2016 at 5:21 pm
Patty Giesecke
tried to enter a comment…….would not take my URL
Soooo…….Comment: Zoe, ‘writer gifted’…….beautiful!
Patty
On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 2:31 PM, You Ask a Lot of Questions wrote:
> betsyjrrosso posted: “Reprinted with permission. After George Ella Lyon. > Where I’m From By Zoe Rosso I am from chocolate bars. From Trident gum > and Izze. I am from the Legos on the floor. Small, big, and painful when > stepped on. I am from the rosebushes, ” >
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November 27, 2016 at 8:32 pm
Ruth OSullivan
Dear Betsy, Thanks to you for taking another chance with me. I am aware that I have not responded to your last three communiqués and I offer apologies for them. You know I always love to read everything you have written and this latest one is no exception. However, I am confused as to the author. Is it you or Zoe? I am assuming that Zoe wrote it and you sent it. For some time now I can see that Zoe might end up an English major. Has that ever been mentioned? How was Thanksgiving? This year all I heard was that everyone was sooooo tired. Is that something new? We had very nice weather all weekend but it is obvious that cold winter weather is just around the corner. How is your mom doing? Isn’t this close to her one year stroke anniversary? Please tell her that I hear from Judy often and she seems to be doing OK. She likes to be kept busy and Pam sees to that. She takes PT regularly and Pam has hired a lady to shop for groceries and prepare dinner when necessary. Soon it will become too cold and treacherous for Judy to venture out but not yet.Physically she seems to be the same. Her cute house in DE is still for sale. How is Zeke doing? Does he enjoy his new class? Is Zoe still in martial arts? When does that end or does it go on until she is tired of it? I am looking forward to sleeping in late tomorrow. I had signed up to go on a bus outing but sleeping in sounded better, Thanks again for not giving up on me. Get some extra rest before you get caught up in the next festivity. Ruth
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