Nov. 14, 2022
This morning the sky cracked open like an egg and hundreds of birds flew overhead, like somebody spilled a jar of pepper across the sky.
Oct. 14, 2022
My daughter has found a bird drowned in a bucket of rainwater next door.
Oct. 13, 2022
This morning we packed a bag full of toothbrushes and sweaters and drove to the hospital where we handed your tiny body off to the doctors like a duck after ...
Oct. 13, 2022
The weather channel is playing in the background of the Nutrition Center’s Reception Area.
Aug. 31, 2022
6am, I fill a bowl of food for the neighborhood cats before I even wake my children.
Aug. 25, 2022
That was the summer the kids stopped talking-not to one another, just to me.
Aug. 18, 2022
From the garage, he could see his mother moving around, inside the house.
Jul. 14, 2022
A spider has spent all night spinning a web on the rear view mirror of my car.
Jun. 18, 2022
When I was a kid, I used to scream every night, because I was convinced that somebody was in my room, hiding in the corner.
May. 26, 2022
RaiseMy daughter has Covid. For four nights she and I have been sleeping on the couch, the humidifier running on the other side of the room, as if we are plants
May. 6, 2022
Tonight my daughter borrowed the dress that I wore the day of my father's funeral.
Apr. 22, 2022
This morning while waiting for an oil change, a woman stands beside me with two small children.
Feb. 28, 2022
Walking home from the library today I pass a small house, with a large television.
Feb. 25, 2022
Today I watched a woman carry her screaming child across a parking lot while pushing a stroller.
Feb. 17, 2022
The day before Thanksgiving I drove my daughter to the emergency room.
Feb. 6, 2022
Tonight I drove past the field where last year we watched the Canada geese gather in the mornings.
Jan. 2, 2022
Today I am reminded of all the things that broke me yesterday.
Nov. 8, 2021
I am sitting in my car, in the drive through lane at Burger King, when I get the call.
Oct. 25, 2021
Lately, I’ve been remembering those days when the whole of winter could be summarized by a pair of footsy pajamas.
Sep. 22, 2021
These past few nights, on my drive into work, I keep encountering an older man walking a greyhound.
Sep. 21, 2021
For two days I listened to a cricket at the bottom of the cellar stairs.
Sep. 8, 2021
I once read a story about a little girl who choked on a piece of apple in the back seat of her car and didn't recover.
Aug. 4, 2021
Tonight, while driving down the street, I glimpsed a man on his porch playing a guitar.
Jul. 15, 2021
My daughter lies on purple and white gingham sheets with a fever of 103 degrees.
Jun. 30, 2021
Last night, while watching anime with my son, one of the characters said “All ghosts are just withered flowers”.
Jun. 14, 2021
All week long, three boys across the alleyway have been rebuilding a car.
