et cetera. Too late for her parents to get a refund of the tuition to that nice Catholic girls’ school, I guess. If there is any chance of positive change in the black community, it will have to come from inside the demographic. There’s nothing that outsiders can do, or want to ...
When I think on things for which I’m thankful, I must confess that my cousins are one of the blessings of my life. I can lay aside cherry tree trauma, smeared ketchup and cousin-calculation disagreements. Instead I will be thankful for our summers catching lightning bugs, our autumns jump...
"Because He lives, I can see Tomorrow." Michele's tomorrows are coming when she will be back with the ones who love her, who sent her here to a world in decay to find out what went wrong- why didn't the Kryder's Trust reach all three of their beloved grand-daughters? How did ...
I have these kinds of dreams myself (in many other places but not Ometepe) but Mike is always reminding me that I can’t live everywhere and still travel like I want to. We all expressed fear and dismay that the demise of the U.S. is at hand. Luckily they live in SMA, while we...
When I get into a cab I am reminded of the backward way that grandmother Irby showed me love. (“Benign neglect is what they call it.” An Irish friend explains.) I ask the driver if I can sit in the front seat. “I don’t care if you sit on the roof.” he responds. Or whe...
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