A is for Attitude

She attempted Ben Franklin’s thirteen virtues (“Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution …”), but she had insufficient Resolution. Then she tried an abecedarian, adjusting her Attitude and upgrading her “B” and “C,” to Busy and Cheerful; however, she overplayed Determined and backslid to Difficult. Her friends liked her better Drunk and Easy.

Miriam N. Kotzin, author of Debris Field and Country Music, teaches literature and creative writing. Her novel, Right This Way, will be published by Spuyten Duyvil Press.