When I packed, I rediscovered a simple silver dragonfly. I bought it for my mom shortly before she died. When I tried to give it to her last February, she insisted I keep it. She knew we were both facing transitions. Changes. I knew she was preparing to die, and I was struggling to accept […]
Max came to class today. Uninvited. Unwanted. I always think he looks like he is caked in dirt from four-wheeling in the desert. He sank into a chair in the back and crossed his long, lanky legs. Right at home, he hunkered down in the back of the room where my students, an energetic mix […]
Her skinny legs wobble as she teeters on the heels she borrowed from her friend for this occasion. She approaches the podium timidly, but her handshake is stronger than you might imagine. Someday she will speak from a podium like this one, but not yet. Today Cory is barely eighteen, and she shakes a bit […]
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