CAWWWW, CAWWW I heard the crow call out Several times during the night It woke me from my sleep Though only momentary And I was dreaming again CAWWW, CAWWW It woke me again Annoying crow, Black in the blackness Keeping me from...
Having recently turned 79, and as a survivor of 11 surgeries (including two kidney transplants, a brace of knee replacements, a cardiac bypass, and a spinal fusion procedure), this seems a propitious time to reflect on the...
Mona stood behind the linoleum-covered counter cutting the strawberry rhubarb pie into eight perfect wedges that reminded her of moist linen. It was yesterday’s pie and just beginning to shift its color from tired dusty rose to...
Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have
– James Baldwin
