I am old because…
Events from my early childhood become modern archaeology… USATODAY.com – Eerie Cold War shelter under Brooklyn Bridge
Month: March 2006
No words of my own for this horror
The Jawa Report: Why Don’t You Die?: Why Don’t You Die? That was the question this young lady’s Father-In-Law asked her. Eleven year old Gulsoma is tougher than the culture that traded her as a four year old bride. … “They beat me with electric wires,” she says, “mostly on the legs. My father-in-law told … Continue reading No words of my own for this horror
When it snows
Every time it snows, I think we’ve been cut off from the world. Even though I can easily see our neighbors’ houses around us, just where they were yesterday, and the day before. Mom always panicked at the snow, as if it were something new and surprising. She’d lived in this city all her life, … Continue reading When it snows
Spring?!
I’d take a picture to show you, but I’d have to get out of bed, and trust me — I’d rather hide under the covers. There’s snow outside! And it’s supposed to be Spring! Winter’s last gasp. Gotta love it. I guess. Wish there’d been this much snow in actual Winter. Of course, there was … Continue reading Spring?!
white pebble 