wakey wakey
This is how my mom would wake my brothers and me when we were little: She’d turn the light on in the hallway, enter the room quietly, place her hand …
Month: November 2016
thanksgiving at night
Thanksgiving has been a federal holiday in the United States only since 1863, when President Lincoln proclaimed it so. Lincoln’s proclamation happened in the middle of the Civil War, and …
morning november 2016
Fear won. Good people can feel fear and vote from fear. And good people did. Elections have consequences, and the consequences of this one are absolutely frightening. So a reminder …
night november 2016
The switch is broken, so I unscrew the bulb, and the warmth afterglows in my fingers. I cover myself with a sheet, tuck a pillow beneath my neck and cheek, …