Ingrate Rejects Hajj Souvenirs
What the hell kind of
souvenirs are these?
Caftans? Prayer beads?
Dates? I was hoping you’d
bring me a t-shirt or a keychain
or at the very least, a plastic
stoning-the-pillar snowglobe!
Jesus! Next time, don’t bother!
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Mary Valle lives in Baltimore and, in the latest KtB book, Believer, Beware, wrote about her adventures in sex ed at Catholic school. She blogs on KtB as The Communicant. For more Mary, check out her blog or follow her on Twitter. She is currently working on a novel called The Hexagon, which is, roughly, Rosemary's Baby set in a Waldorf-type school.