Can You Tell Me Your Name Again?
We’re now in the room alone, just me and this young girl from Afghanistan. I have to ask her name again. I didn’t catch it the first time. Or the…
Read moreThis Is What He Remembers About Me? (Is It Still True?)
Long Time, No See Jeff and I walk into the funeral home. I spot my cousin Mike immediately. He’s four years older than me and has always been much taller…
Read moreSometimes You Do Nothing
You can count on this: If it’s a horribly hot day—or a bitter cold day—our public library will fill up. With people who are unhoused. With those who have nowhere…
Read moreWhen the Children Go Hide
Jeff and I are sitting on the top row of the first set of seats, sunken right below the main lobby and walkway at the newly renovated Legacy Arena in…
Read moreCamera On or Off? How to Bear Witness
No Video Please I snuggle into the recliner in my living room on this Sunday afternoon. I open my laptop. The Zoom event will begin in 5 minutes. I click…
Read moreHow to Win Your Fight with Time . . . in your four thousand weeks
When Everything Slows You Down The elevator still isn’t here. We’re stuck on the 8th floor lobby. We need to get down to the 1st. My 3-month-old grandson has been…
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