Far from family and friends, they settled in for the night. It was dirty, and raucously noisy. As the sun sank behind the low hills […]
Isla Tortuga
The smell of diesel still takes me back to that bus ride. We bumped along uneven roads, bouncing in the back of the enormous coach […]
Tree Hunt
Mom pulled the knitted hat down tightly over her bare head. It was cold tonight, the coldest it had been so far this year. I […]
Maria
She stood nervously on the stoop, dimly lit by a single bulb, and shivered in the chill of the November evening. Unconsciously pulling her coat […]
November Prayer
Dear Lord, may we live well in this November. Help us accept the places in our lives that are lacking: in community, in health, in […]