Brothers
I once was able to escape entirely into books, and could leave the world behind until one was done, no matter the troubles troubling my heart. My brother, a mer...
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The Known Unknown
This is the worst game of six degrees of separation ever. Number One Daughter had class with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 virus. She has yet to he...
West Virginia Socker
My great-grandfather played soccer. The photograph above is of footballers from Valley Head, W. Va., at Conley Run. Another print of the same picture bears the ...
Skipping the Skip-nows
My children and I have been indulging in Screen-Free Week. We have read books, played games, and talked together. A week earlier they were binge-watching someth...
Translation
My daughter told me I should get some face lotion for my dry skin. I thought she would ask why I was crying, but the dry salt of my tears hid among the rough fl...
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An Attempt at Humor
Math Hatred: A Systemic Problem
If you put a kid who’s teaching himself to read so he can play his favorite games, who can do simple sums, and who can count well past 200, in full-day Ki...
You Missed a Spot
In housework, as in any field primarily concerned with the reduction of chaos, the work itself is not noticed; only the failures are. Take a few moments today t...
Things I Love About Working from Home
the sounds of children playing making breakfast sunlight on the deck the Great Blue Heron and friends the smell of dinner cooking watching her at work hugs the ...
A Rainy Day
Rain falling from the sky Slowly sliding off the roof Dripping down the window panes Glittering on the spider webs Gently slipping down the leaves Making puddle...
Grandmother’s Fruit Cobbler
1 c. sugar 1 c. flour 1 c. milk 1 stick butter 3 tsp. baking powder 1 qt. fruit, sweetened Heat sweetened fruit in saucepan. Melt butter in deep baking dish (at...