Poetry Line by Line

Jennifer Luster

January 28, 2025

if I had to go anywhere in that car that was not my usual haunts or if I had to get on “the high road”–the dizziness would commence. Because of this, I named this car “Herman”–after the Frankenstein-like character from the 1964 series, The Munsters. In my kid mind, that car was as undesirable as that loud, clunky monster with the weird black lips and hideous face. Needless to say, I did not like Herman–the car or the character.

January 4, 2025

Jennifer Luster

A three and a half hour family car trip to a nearby city is no big deal. That’s what families do–just not my family. In fact, it was a rare day that we drove anywhere together with the exception of a quick ride to the icehouse down the street for a soda and a candy […]

Jennifer Luster

December 19, 2024

When I was ten, my family took a car trip to Houston. That’s about a three hour drive–not so bad if you like road trips–only I did not. Since I was six years old I suffered from motion sickness. Back then, it was always car induced. These days, anything can trigger it ( a porch swing, a rocking chair, someone swaying side to side while talking to me, and especially my own erratic movements).