Comly (named after his Welsh great great great grandfather) was born on the Ides of March, 1989, by Caesarian Section. I decided to have my son when a vision came to me that at age 40, this was my last shot at becoming a mom. I told Scott I intended to keep the baby. He said you're ruining my life. I said fine I never want to see you again. The pregnancy was a dark time. I didn't know metaphysically, economically, emotionally if becoming a single parent was right. I found out I was going to have a boy! And when he arrived he looked just like Scott. But what also happened was that all the metaphysical questions dropped away and I realized my job was simply to provide the next hot dog. Now I think Comly was my second kid; Franklin Furnace, now 23 years old, was the first. The difference is the physical joy a mom feels in her child. I wonder if men can ever know it.

 

23 & 24. Comly Cook Wilson's birth announcement, March 1989. Design by Carol Sun, Ratchethead Studios & installation view.

25. Comly's passport photo, 1 year old

26. Comly Wilson, 1996 Sanctimonious School Photo

27. Nicholas Grant, pooch and Comly Wilson. Photo by Yvonne Brooks

28. Comly Wilson, 1998

29. Comly Wilson baseball card, 1999

30. Comly and Mommy, 1999 Photo by Yvonne Brooks