“I could share her when she was alive. When she was alive, her presence was endless, time with her was endless, time was endless.
From Saving Tarboo Creek by Scott Freeman
Planting a tree is a way to apply hope. In restoration is the preservation of the world.
From “The Seals” by Lydia Davis
“I did not go over for the funeral. I had good reasons, to me they seemed good, anyway, having to do with our old mother, and the shock of it, and how far away it was, across the ocean. Really,
From Your Heart Is A Muscle the Size of A Fist by Sunil Yapa
“There where they learned that courage is not the ability to face your fear, heroically, once, but is the strength to do it day after day.”
From Name All the Animals by Alison Smith (2)
We toured the city, looking for summer work as a cashier, a waiter, a groundskeeper, anything. I saw parts of Rochester that I had never seen before. After four hours of driving around and searching, filling out application forms against