“It’s a necessary evil,” I lean back in my rocking chair, soaking up the warmth from the fire while Dusky sprawls across my lap. I’m trying to stay calm, centered. I need to convince everyone of my view. And they’re not convinced. Sunday family dinner is over, and we’re lingering a little longer before everyone […]
Lucky Break
“I need a lucky break!” I scream to all of West Fulton generally, but to my friend Corny specifically. She’s driving by as I exit the post office. I turn to study the door behind me, making sure it closes properly. As the cold weather sets in, something funky happens with that door and it […]
The Open Flag
OPEN flags are like babies. They change you for life. Just as pregnancy hormones alone started unraveling the do-good school girl in me, causing me to suddenly challenge doctors, stare down speeding cars when I approached a cross walk or stand up to pushy people; so too did the mere knowledge that the OPEN flag […]
If I’d Only Known.
Saoirse and I are standing on a curb in front of a Starbucks in Albany amidst a sea of suits and cell phones. It doesn’t take long for me to find Steve, who we are waiting for. Steve Hoare owns Black Dome Press, a small, local, independent publishing house that focuses on books of […]