Category Archives: Family You may not know it but there is probably a superhero in your pantry right now. I personally have about eight cans. And yes, they were bought before COVID 19 sent us all scrambling to fill our larders and shelter at home. I am no tuna hoarder! In truth, some of the cans were […]  I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America I am six years old, in first grade and I have never said The Pledge of Allegiance before. At my Quaker kindergarten, we didn’t recite it. I’m nervous to get it right. Each morning as I stand with the class, I whisper to […]  How can I write when the world is on fire? There is the non-stop noise of helicopters through my windows, how can I write? My country is on fire, and the President is spreading gasoline, how can I write? People are succumbing by the thousands to a pandemic that ravages communities in disproportionate, direct, and […]  Memorial Day weekend The car was loaded with all our gear for the Memorial Day weekend trip. We sat in the car in the pre-dawn light, waiting. My father in his characteristic, passive-aggressive style was revving the engine loudly to let my mom know we were waiting for her. This was how all our trips […]  Time on my hands I haven’t worn a watch in almost two months, and putting mine on the other day, its weight felt unfamiliar as did the weight of time it evoked. When you are accustomed to having no time there is a subtle heaviness to having lots of it. I wear this time like one […] |
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