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5 6 My Job was the Waiting Room Septate Jeremy Shenk Sara Lederach

I am listening to my 6-year-old use their new karaoke machine to freestyle diss Jeremy and I had all the information needed not to get pregnant, but it tracks directed at FortNite and switched from coffee to beer so it’s probably happened anyway. Those years were bright and potent, full of love poems time to write this. I have been thinking about this since Sara reached out a few and protests, gas masks and gin. Our sleepy Mennonite college town had weeks ago. Read a couple of old poems, one of which I started writing in that a culture of naming houses, ours was called Grass House, the green house waiting room over 18 years ago, and I am not sure how to start this so I might across from A.S.S.S.S. House, the stucco house across from South Side Soda as well start this. Shop, the purveyors of the finest philly cheese steaks in Northern Indiana. I took a pregnancy test on our always crusty only toilet while my best friend I remember this time as the beginning of the end of our two- or so-year stood sentinel. It was positive. relationship. We just hadn’t realized it yet. The abortion wasn’t what ended it. It was September of 2001 and we had been together for less than a year Our response was certain. I was 20. We were anarchists sleeping on a double and a half. I mean we were like 19 and 22. Young relationships end. As they mattress on the floor. We drank about it on the roof. Did I cry? I probably cried. should, really. The idea of a baby mixed in, forever tying us together, seems unimaginable. Being tied permanently to the mid-west seems just totally The morning of the day before the scheduled procedure I rolled paint onto fucking awful. 5 plus years there was more than enough time to realize me a deck, NPR my constant companion. The day was clear and blue. I floated in and Indiana weren’t meant to be. and out of awareness, thinking about my impending pain and the politics of choice and half listening to Morning Edition. I snapped back to reality with There was no difficulty in the choice. Not really. Not in the sense that there the sound of Carl Kasell’s voice reporting a plane and destruction in New York was any other choice to make. Thinking about it now reminds me of that so City. My memories of this moment are clearer than anything in the runup to strongly. We didn’t seriously consider another option because nothing else my abortion. made sense. We were fucking dumb, but knew what had to be done in that situation. On September 12 Jeremy drove my green Volkswagen to the clinic. There was a zealot with signs on the sidewalk letting me know I had sinned. The A couple of days after Sara told me she was pregnant, I remember leaving town waiting room televisions played looping footage of terror: bodies falling from with a friend to go fight Neo-Nazis (for the first time) in the Chicago suburbs buildings, national tragedy, extremists, jet fuel fires hotter than hell. I filled out and thinking on the way back to Indiana that this was what we had to do. And paperwork and a nurse escorted me to the back alone. I never asked Jeremy being glad I knew that. how it felt to remain within those walls, waiting, watching.

I did entertain the idea of a little girl. In my head, there was always a little girl. I stripped, put on a crunchy paper robe and waited on a table to be penetrated 10 months after the fact, I wrote a poem from a different city about what the by a man I’d never met before. He arrived, dark hair, heavy German accent, girl’s name could have been. A brief fantasy, a brief moment, that marked the no-nonsense attitude. I am thankful for him, for what he afforded me. An date. And while sad, I was relieved, still. I have marked the date since then. unwarmed speculum was produced, but couldn’t gain purchase in my pussy. Thought about it since then. I am relieved, still. The nurse handed over a smaller one and then the smallest one (they told me “child sized”) before the doctor found a satisfying view. No anesthesia given, I remember how strong Sara seemed in the waiting room. How brave. In he dilated my cervix to access my womb. I tensed and whimpered, he told me contrast, I felt like such a dirtbag, so young, naïve, and irresponsible. She was to be quiet or he would “sic his ex-wife on me,” a strange invocation. My uterus making well placed jokes and handing it all so well. She was the hero of the scraped clean, the blood and tissue filled a plastic vessel to my left. story and I was a waiting room sidekick. It was wild because it was the day after 9-11. A kid had walked up to me that morning on campus and yelled at The doctor and attendant nurses seemed unsatisfied by the procedure, having me and accused me of being happy about it since I had been pretty active/ not seen an actual pregnancy race through the tubes. An ultrasound confirmed outspoken about issues of global trade, capitalism, and US militarism. The TV this assessment, the pulsing bundle of cells remained. Further work with the in the waiting room was all coverage of the Twin Towers. And we knew shit was wand showed a previously unknown reproductive anomaly: my septate uterus, going to stay fucked up. a vertical wall of flesh running from top to bottom dividing uteri, cervixes and vaginas. I was pregnant on my right side, the D&C was on the left. They sent me I mostly wanted to be there for her and I wasn’t often a good partner (didn’t home to heal, promising a pharmecudical abortion at a later date. realize that really until later) but I wanted to be one in that moment. I was the supporter but, ultimately, it was her choice to make. As it should be. She was I can still see the windshield views of drive home, empty skies through tears the hero.11 Women taking ownership of their bodies and making the choices of frustration and rage. I was personally and politically equipped to deal with that are best for them are fucking heros. abortion and its desired consequences, to speak about the exercise of choice, EverythingEverythingEverything was was changingwas changing changing then. then. then. More More More than than thanI understood. I understood. I understood. Although Although Although personally, personally, personally, thisthis opportunitythis opportunity opportunity to toturn toturn wordsturn words words into into action,into action, action, but but in but inno inno way no way wasway was Iwas equipped I equipped I equipped for for for forfor bothfor both bothof us,of ofus, changing us, changing changing in waysin inways waysthat that mostly that mostly mostly turned turned turned out out good. out good. good. I mean, I mean, I mean, I just I just Igot just got got failure.failure.failure. I was I was I awas fulla fulla 18 full 18 years 18 years years away away away from from fromfiguring figuring figuring out out that out that Ithat haveI haveI feelingshave feelings feelings that that that interruptedinterruptedinterrupted again again again by bythe bythe 9- the 9-and 9-and 6-yearand 6-year 6-year olds olds soolds soI could soI could I could fix fix them fix them them a quicka quicka quicksnack. snack. snack. needneedneed to beto betodealt be dealt dealt with, with, with,so sowe sowe used we used usedthat that evening that evening evening to buildto buildto build a bar a bar awith bar with cinderwith cinder cinder blocks, blocks, blocks, TheyThey They are are fighting/playing. are fighting/playing. fighting/playing. Everyone Everyone Everyone is is ishome home home over over over winter winter winter break. break. break. The The Thealmost almost almost blueblue blueduct duct tape,duct tape, tape,and and laminateand laminate laminate countertop countertop countertop in inanticipation inanticipation anticipation of ofa houseofa house a house party party party that that that 13-year-old13-year-old13-year-old is sick is sickis and sick and being and being being a grump a grump a grump about about about it. Heit. Heit. is Heso is sohardis sohard hardworking, working, working, has has filthy has filthy filthy Friday.Friday.Friday. I imagine I imagine I imagine I drank I drank I drank a bottle a bottle a bottle of gin.of ofgin. gin. movesmovesmoves on on the on the soccer the soccer soccer field. field. field. We Weread Weread readbooks books books together, together, together, talk talk abouttalk about about them, them, them, argue argue argue in inmeaningful inmeaningful meaningful and and dumband dumb dumb ways, ways, ways, and and heand hemakes he makes makes me me better me better better at ateverything. ateverything. everything. The The The WeWe wentWe went wentback back backto tothe tothe clinic the clinic clinic for for pills for pills apills week a weeka week or orso orsolater, solater, later,throwing throwing throwing more more more money money money youngeryoungeryounger two two mix two mix andmix and matchand match match gendered gendered gendered clothes clothes clothes and and sayand say they say they theylook look prandsomelook prandsome prandsome wewe didn’twe didn’t didn’t have have haveat aat pregnancy aat pregnancy a pregnancy we we didn’t we didn’t didn’t want. want. want. The The first The first firstpill pillsends pillsends sends hormones hormones hormones to to to (pretty(pretty(pretty and and handsome).and handsome). handsome). Use Use theyUse they theypronouns pronouns pronouns for for themselves, for themselves, themselves, challenge challenge challenge each each each endend theend the pregnancy, the pregnancy, pregnancy, the the second the second second pill pill causes pill causes causes cramping cramping cramping and and expulsion.and expulsion. expulsion. Jeremy Jeremy Jeremy other,other,other, and and are and are loyal, are loyal, loyal, fierce fierce fierce team team team mates. mates. mates. The The Thebig big bighearted hearted hearted middle middle middle one one freely one freely freely andand Iand walked I walked I walked the the block the block block repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly as asI cramped: asI cramped: I cramped: Main Main Main Street, Street, Street, turn turn atturn theat theat Red the Red D Red D D fallsfalls infalls inand inand outand out of out oflove. oflove. love.Is communityIs communityIs community minded minded minded and and advocatesand advocates advocates for for their for their theirneeds needs needs Mart,Mart,Mart, 7th 7th Street, 7th Street, Street, Franklin. Franklin. Franklin. After After Aftersome some some hours hours hours and and painand pain painI pushed I pushed I pushed a small a smalla small water- water- water- andand theand the needs the needs needs of oftheir oftheir theirclassmates classmates classmates and and friends.and friends. friends. The The youngestThe youngest youngest wants wants wants to tobe to bea be a a filledfilledfilled orb orb into orb into theinto the same the same samecrusty crusty crusty toilet. toilet. toilet. We We fished Wefished fished it itout it outto out tohold tohold holdand and see.and see. Thesee. The size The size size paleontologistpaleontologistpaleontologist and and likesand likes likesto tolook tolook atlook atpictures atpictures pictures of ofbones ofbones bones and and cellsand cells cellson on my on my phone. my phone. phone. of aof bouncy ofa bouncy a bouncy ball, ball, unwantedball, unwanted unwanted 12 12 week 12 week week occupier occupier occupier of myof ofmy body, my body, body, source source source of discovery.of ofdiscovery. discovery. TheyThey Theykiss kiss my kiss my eyes my eyes andeyes and bite and bite my bite my nose my nose noseand and make and make make me me feel me feel everything feel everything everything at once.at once.at once. I droppedI droppedI dropped it backit backit backinto into theinto the toilet the toilet toilet and and flushed,and flushed, flushed, relieved. relieved. relieved. Our Our householdOur household household had had a had a a no-more-baby-partyno-more-baby-partyno-more-baby-party to celebrate.to tocelebrate. celebrate.

I’veI’ve neverI’ve never never looked looked looked back. back. back. I spoke I spoke I spoke about about about my my abortions my abortions abortions to tothe tothe college the college college women’s women’s women’s groupgroupgroup the the next the next nextmonth. month. month. Small Small Small town town towncommunications communications communications did did their did their theirwork work workand and soonand soon soon mymy grandparentsmy grandparents grandparents knew. knew. knew. “I’m “I’m “I’mso sosorry sosorry sorryabout about about Sara,” Sara,” Sara,” said said asaid friend’sa friend’sa friend’s mother mother mother at at at church.church.church. “Why?” “Why?” “Why?” asked asked asked my my mom. my mom. mom.

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We We are We are both are both bothdoing doing doing well well now.well now. now.I am I am Iout am out here out here heretrying trying trying my my my best.best. best.Trying Trying Trying to tobe to bea begood a gooda good father father father and and aand good a gooda good partner. partner. partner. Trying Trying Trying to tolearn tolearn learn and and growand grow grow andand doand do masculinity do masculinity masculinity differently differently differently and and better. and better. better. To Toshow Toshow show my my kids my kids whatkids what whatgrown grown grown up up love up love love lookslookslooks like like in like action.in inaction. action. MyMy entireMy entire entire adult adult adult life life has life has happened has happened happened post post 9/11.post 9/11. 9/11. The The abortion The abortion abortion story story storyand and nationaland national national SaraSara Saraand and Iand were I wereI werelucky lucky lucky really. really. really. 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I don’t I don’t I don’t waswas abhorrent:was abhorrent: abhorrent: immature immature immature and and self-absorbed, and self-absorbed, self-absorbed, terrible terrible terrible at communication,at communication,at communication, worse worse worse regretregretregret anything. anything. anything. I should I should I should probably probably probably talk talk abouttalk about about this this athis littlea littlea littlemore, more, more, occasionally occasionally occasionally at monogamy.at atmonogamy. monogamy. Access Access Access to abortionto toabortion abortion allows allows allows this this person this person person to remainto toremain remain in thein inthe past, the past, past,the the the acknowledgeacknowledgeacknowledge it moreit moreit more openly openly openly in insome insome some way. way. Especiallyway. Especially Especially since since since she she has. she has. We,has. We, whoWe, who who seasonseasonseason learned learned learned from, from, from, not not holding not holding holding us ushostage. ushostage. hostage. My My nine-year-old My nine-year-old nine-year-old daughter, daughter, daughter, a a a believebelievebelieve in inreproductive inreproductive reproductive freedom, freedom, freedom, don’t don’t don’t talk talk about talk about about abortion abortion abortion enough. enough. enough. I mean, I mean, I mean, I I I tornadotornadotornado of glitterof ofglitter glitter and and scotch and scotch scotch tape, tape, tape,exists exists exists because because because Jeremy Jeremy Jeremy and and I and made I made I made the the right the right right regretregretregret some13 some some choices choices choices I have I have I havemade, made, made, but but I butdon’t I don’t I don’t regret regret regret this this one. this one. Notone. Not even Not even evena little a little a little choice.choice.choice. I 14hope I hope I hope she she falls she falls in falls lovein inlove oftenlove often often and and that and that if that hormones if hormones if hormones drown drown drown out out all out allscience14 allscience science bit.bit.bit. andand senseand sense sense she she has she has the has the same the same same freedom freedom freedom we we did we did to did chartto tochart charther her own her own pathown path pathforward. forward. forward. 15 1611 16 Phantithesis #46 Boiled and Coiled By John J. Coche

It is a common occasion that a distracting veil is lifted Wall When I am seeing red Pushed away like a hand to a waist-deep river And it is revealed That a moment past Although still tangible A is an enclosure often made of mesh, Is no longer existent wall And I stand in this arena bars, or wires, used to confine, contain or Thirsty for blood protect something or someone. The wall Growing anxious by my surroundings acts as a lifestyle brand between boosters A sea of frothing mouths Yelling and impatient and their eventual buyers of stolen goods Yet Imperceptibly impermanent who may not be aware that the goods are It’s difficult to see the swarm stolen. As a verb, the word describes the for the bees When I feel each and every sting behaviour of the thief in the transaction: And I don’t just The influencer walled the stolen goods in hear bad faith. This sense of the term came from every off key ring Because my body is a tuning fork celebrities’ cant, first attested c. 1700, from It reverberates each of them back the notion of such transactions providing a from whence they came defence against being caught.[1][2] Sending it all back to that space That once opened was gifted Now filled with scarlet clouds Poured in like liquid It is indeed a common occasion And one not to take for granted Wall That I discover myself Once again Like this Boiled and coiled And hopelessly distracted

17 22 23 24 21 22 22 “Walls” Crud’s Corner by Crud Phlegming those weirdos!”, I proclaimed at my computer screen. Prompt and Jubilence I went and scooped up a copy of this zine and there, to “Cop a Rusto cannon or a fat ass stainer and my absolute confoundment, was the article that had been tag your questions, whatever they may be, on any wall in seized from me by the winds of the city and dumped into town. I will find them and answer them in the next issue the bowels of its strange concrete bodyscape. How was of SALT.” - A prompt from a video entitled “Walls” that I this possible? made for my “Computer Crud” YouTube channel. A Strange Ritual “It’s doomed,” some yahoo said to me in refer- A couple of months later, out of equal parts ence to the aforementioned prompt, “...to provoke, at best, allure and curiosity, I decided to write another article and a half-hearted effort from your followers, IF they partic- drop it down the same drain. A week later, the Grundle ipate at all.” Well, considering the fifty plus questions I Buds were handing out new SALT zines. I got a copy and found painted on walls around town, I’d say that we have sure enuff, there was my article! Over the course of the proven to ourselves, and to the naysayers roaming around year, I developed a strange bi-monthly ritual of dropping with a palpably fierce devotion to their naysaying maraud- my work down that drain. er lifestyle, that we can make shit happen. How Expectations Back to the present. How did the individual who For this experiment, walls represent the seeming- submitted the question about the Grundle know about ly indifferent nature of the universe. The indifference that all of this? How did they know about the drain? I was bothers us so. It can really rattle our jibblies! It can make very careful about not being seen whilst disposing of my us feel alone. What you put onto a wall can, however, articles. Well, with great trepidation, I checked the storm reach the hearts of others. Hurled onto walls with orgas- drain as instructed by the stranger. I discovered a small mic release, the questions, though unsettling at times, can brass plate somehow immovably melted to the pavement. be seen as a kind of quivering, fuzzy love tether conjoin- Engraved on the plate were directions which led me into ing us all. To be honest, I was not expecting to be able to the sewer tunnels. answer any of your questions, only to share in the process Mind Fuck Manifest of questioning. I turned a corner whilst slogging around in the Now, having flung my philosophical melange at ferociously unkempt sewers bubbling about in the subter- you, I must say, on a serious note, that someone respond- ranean halls of Nashville and I saw a softly glowing hazel ed to this prompt with a question that led me to a serious- orange globular orb hovering above the sewer floor. It ly transformative experience. It was downright bewilder- rested directly under the drain where I had been dropping ing and far beyond explanation. However, I feel that I owe my articles! It radiated its mystical hobgobbery at me. I my readers a genuine attempt. was transfixed. Then, out from behind the orb, walked a The Question tall, thin man wearing a real good Hawaiin button down, “So Mr. Phlegming, you found the Grundle. Do you tuxedo slacks and very nice shoes. I couldn’t make out want to know more? Check the storm drain.” - Un- his face, but I could see that he was rocking a sunglasses know Individual monocle and a Rasta hat with built in dreads. “Mr. Phleg- I guess the proverbial cat is somewhat, as in ming,” he said in a smooth, deep tone. I stood frozen, halfway, pitching and clawing in reaction to its knotted entirely bamboozled. He lifted his arms as if addressing and precarious position, out of the bag. This question was multitudes of souls and he told me that he worked for a all out mysterious my friends. You’ll need some context. secret group who “specialize in inter-dimensional travel Context and seek peak experiences while maintaining a thick re- Last year, I was traipsing around downtown, spect for life and love.” He told me that this group wanted mooning about, as I normally do. An article that I had just to recruit me for I had been smart and brave enough to written managed to wriggle out from under my armpit. It find the Grundle. “The Silly Sect is right?!”, I muttered fluttered into the breezy air and danced there, as if mock- bubbly while remaining frozen. The man took me through ing me (the one feverishly grasping at the copy with no the Grundle hole to show me where all of my articles had regard for the threat of oncoming traffic). It then decided been going. He called the location on the other side the that my stumbling buffoonery had lost its entertainment “Treacherous mosquito hack-bog of poke fields resting value and so it shot in between my legs, straight into a discretely in the Infernal Regions known for tire dumps storm drain behind me. I stood there, hinged forward at and big oil explosions, aka an alternative Nashville.” I the waist with my head in between my stiff, flabbergasted was told to “mull it all over” and return to the Grundle a legs, facing the indifferent storm drain. week later if I wanted to join his group. A few weeks later, I received an email from This Article/Saying Yes a friend that said, “I saw your new article in the SALT I didn’t need a week. The answer was yes. Con- Weekly zine. I had no idea that you were wrapped up in sider this article a kind of courtesy. It is to let you know the ‘Silly Sect.” The “Silly Sect,” to which he refers, is that my future columns will more than likely be very the popular nomenclature for a local cult calling them- different in comparison to my past work. I will report on selves the “Grundle Buds.” They worship a deity they what I find and experience on the path that awaits me. call the “Grundle.” This group passes out literature fairly regularly, sometimes in zine form. “I’m not mixed up with 27 2420 28 26 26

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