You Remember What You See – I Can’t Forget This

Or, What I Can’t Get Off My Mind Sometimes you see something you can’t shake. I can’t shake what I saw last week. It was Monday morning, 9 a.m. I drive…
Read moreOr, What I Can’t Get Off My Mind Sometimes you see something you can’t shake. I can’t shake what I saw last week. It was Monday morning, 9 a.m. I drive…
Read more9 a.m. One hour to go before a couple thousand kids arrive. The workers are gathering. Our city is hosting a free Fun Fest day for the children in the…
Read moreTheir little eyes look around for their people. The ones who came to see them. Their mamas, daddies, siblings, relatives. The girls are wearing colorful dresses, hair fixed neatly. The…
Read moreNow and Later This school year is almost over. Will I ever see these kids again after May? I wonder. On Thursday afternoons, my daughter Jenna has let me come…
Read moreDQ was sitting at the table with Violet, one of my long-time friends. DQ looked young, maybe early 20s. He was new to me. I wanted to know his story.…
Read more“Before you go, can I ask one more question?” I was hoping Gary wouldn’t mind. Even though we’d only met an hour earlier, he’d already shared so much personal information…
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