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The smiling face of the man caught my eye. He looked happy. Somebody’s son, husband, father. The flyer looked tattered, and as I inspected it more closer, realized it had been up for several months. MISSING in big block letters screamed out from the top. The face in the photo…
Continue readingThe glow of the lights lit up the sky on what is otherwise a clear, cloudless night. Given that it is close to midnight, I find it surprising that our neighbor’s lights are still on. Being a night owl, I frequently will write or read until the wee hours of…
Continue readingOne year ago today, I endured one of the most traumatizing and horrific days of my life. One year ago, I headed off to work in Nederland, only to spend the afternoon in full crisis mode, evacuating our home here in Nederland and ending the day as fire refugees at…
Continue readingAnother hot day. Correction, another tinder dry hot day. How I long for rain, one of those cats and dogs events with giant drops splashing off the roof, splattering the windows. As clouds move overhead in the afternoon, I think — maybe, just maybe. CRACK! A clap of thunder. I…
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