“The crowd was still a crowd, and was surging cheerfully back and forth like a large lake on a choppy day.”
So Then. Letters.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for saying here what isn’t being said elsewhere. But one point that I want to address is this growing trend of anti-cop, anti-government anger that is distancing ...
An Unwelcome Miracle
“She very carefully allowed her gaze to slide over the clock on the balcony again, and was dismayed to see that it seemed to be running backward, like Hezekiah’s sun dial.”
Minneapolis Burning and Black Privilege
Introduction: As we look back over the last week or so, I think we can agree that it was a week filled with horrors. It began with the terrible death of George Floyd, his neck pinned under a policeman's ...
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A Bit Conflicted
“She was now flirting, and she knew it. But so was he, and it was all still quite impossible, and she was furiously unhappy with her very happy self.”
Very First Thing
The Relativity of Time
“By turns, Savannah felt that the day was rushing toward her and then that it was crawling toward her. Sometimes she thought it was receding. Some moments it would never come, and other times it was almost upon her.”
Self-Awareness . . .
“Well, he would be a fool if he weren’t, honey. And he is no fool. How could he not be after you? I thought we put a mirror in your room. Did you break it?”
Flying the Fear Flag
Introduction: We need to begin with the question, the answer, and the qualification. The question is why are Americans so afraid to die? The answer is that we are afraid to die because we deserve ...
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And Some of the Streets Are Narrow
“She was also delighted to be talking about a subject like music in the church, and not about another subject that might set her emotions to rioting in the streets.”