I’ve been mostly silent about Charleston, stunned and saddened and totally at a loss to understand the hatred directed toward someone whose skin color just happens to be a different shade. I’ve also been hesitant to speak or write for fear of saying something too stupid, too simple, too superficial. Of speaking without understanding. Of being […]
#GoingThere: In Which I Can’t Go There
I woke up at 4 this morning when the dogs went crazy in their crates because a cat upchucked on the bedroom floor, and they wanted at it. They wanted at it bad. I made my husband get up and crawl around looking for the drop of hacked spittle. But I could not go […]
40 Words of Lent 2014: Day 24
I’m making Lillee a grilled cheese sandwich. She’s kicking the table leg. The bread’s sticking to the pan. What’s taking so long? “Good cooking takes time.” She rolls her eyes and sighs. I should’ve just had peanut butter and jelly. Word Count: 40 Today’s Reading: Acts 18-23 In the stillness, Sandy