Tomorrow is Labor Day, the day of celebration of the American worker. Summer may begin June 21st and end September 23rd, but the unofficial beginning is Memorial Day and the unofficial end is Labor Day. The school year used to begin right after Memorial Day and start back right before Labor Day but that, like so many things that seem… Read moreLabor Day | On The Horizon
Two years. In childhood, two years is a lifetime. Think of the difference in second grade and fourth grade, seventh grade and ninth grade, tenth grade and twelfth grade. The growth spurts and coming of age in these years make the passage of time seem like infinity. School years are endless, along with summer vacations, although the school years seem… Read moreTwo Years | 8-26-21
The darkness was descending. It was not there yet, but it was descending. The man knew that it was coming, he just didn’t know when. It always came, eventually. Sometimes he could feel it descending slowly. Other times it descended quickly. His wife understood and he was thankful for that. She called it “crawling back into the shell,” and said… Read moreThe Darkness And The Shell
