memories

  • “The Slide”

    “It was a slide. The biggest slide I had ever known. It towered above the ground, above my three-, five-, six-year-old self like a mountain. The slide was wide — my sisters and I could all slide at once. There… Continue reading

    “The Slide”
  • In a Child’s Library

    Today I spent a few hours sorting through the eclectic collection of donated textbooks that make up the library at the school that I volunteer at. It’s strange, being back in a children’s textbook room. So many colorful, glossy pages… Continue reading

  • Sparring with the Zeitgeist

    I realized tonight that I have arrived at a very different place than many of my colleagues who work to gird our organization against the tempests of the future. My understanding of our circumstances is too far removed. The very… Continue reading