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 …
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, …
30 great things . . .
. . . about Jeanine, on the 30th anniversary of our marriage: She can dance. She never met a glass of wine she didn’t like. When we first met, shortly …
things on a dresser
1 rubber band. 1 tube of Burt’s Bees chapstick. 1 package of ear plugs, containing 10 orange ear plugs. The package says they are “ideal for: sleeping, landscaping, home improvement, …
6.19.16
I awake at first light, the world outside a soft gray blue. The window is open, the air is cool. I pull up the blanket. I am lying still, breathing …
remains of the day
The next day, when I close my eyes, it is trees that I see.The scaly trunks of oak and poplar, the peeling bark of birch, the smooth skin of beech. …
give up stand up
Just after daybreak, on the first morning of Daylight Saving Time, my sister-in-law Kiran and I met two other friends for a run in the woods. We were running to …
mary, christmas
I have not seen the new Star Wars movie yet, but I am super curious about the title, The Force Awakens. First, is awakens a transitive verb (a verb with …