[Note: I wrote this in January. I’m posting it way after the fact, so this isn’t how I’m feeling today and some things I described are no longer current.] It’s very early morning, still dark, and I just walked outside to drop a letter in the mailbox. I could feel fog on my skin. I …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
“You give benevolent lessons”
“Show me all your fingers but one,” I say. A room full of precious Asian students grins and me and nods. I hold my hand up. “Where are your fingers?” Smiles all around. “Who has a hand? Show me your hand.” One hand tentatively goes up. “Thank you, Zheng. Everyone else, show me your hand! …
The Least Romantic Valentine’s Day Ever
“I’m just going to toss this down; is that OK?” my husband called out from the attic. He was holding a very Large. Dead. Rat. It was the morning of Valentine’s Day, he had the day off work, and I had asked him to plan some kind of surprise date for us to remember later. …