I was standing at our row of mailboxes, when the adult son of my upstairs neighbor came flying down the stairs in our apartment building and breathlessly asked me if I’d seen his mom, grandmother of four. The family had been looking for her and calling her cell phone since yesterday. I had seen her […]
Day: January 2, 2008
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A letter to myself December 31 2007
I wrote myself a letter on New Year’s Eve, as part of a ritual I have. Here is the letter, with the most personal details removed: This year I am spending New Year’s away from home with friends. Though I would have liked to, I have looked forward to being alone, at home, and […]
A Roll in the Universe 