I wish you more tippy-toes than deep.
I wish you more can than knot.
I wish you more snowflakes than tougue.
I wish you more umbrella than rain.
I Wish You More
Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld
ISBN…
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Sunday, June 24, 2018
The North Star
Although he was following the well-worn path, he had a growing feeling that he was lost.
The crickets fell silent as the bird asked, "But where do you want to be going?"
"I'm not sure," said the boy as he looked around at the…
Sky Color
In the morning. Marisol stood waiting for the bus in the rain.
The sky was not blue.
She smiled.
Sky Color
Peter H. Reynolds
ISBN 978-0-7636-2345-6
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Monday, June 18, 2018
There’s No One Making Sure Everyone Gets A Fair Share
Weezie sits expectantly, hungrily, in front of Trent and I forget again if dogs do or don’t eat pizza.
“I don’t know what I’ll do when it’s Weezie’s time,” Trent says. I know he says this because he’s experiencing some of my pain, coupling…
Sunday, June 17, 2018
I Stopped Really Living
At the end of the first episode, when quarterback Jason Street goes down, Coach Taylor gives the first of his trademark speeches. Something about life being so very fragile. Something about us all being vulnerable. Something about how, at some…
Saturday, June 16, 2018
What if this is the Day?
Jenny and I once talked about how we manage to live despite the knowledge that we are all going to die. What's the point of it all? Why bother getting up in the morning when faced with such futility? Or is it the promise of death that inspires…
Sunday, June 10, 2018
As Part-Exchange for Ginger Ale
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The fish then sold you to a whale (as part-exchange for ginger ale).
The whale took off for the Northern Pole with you atop his great blowhole, and when he finally got you there, he plopped you with a polar bear ...
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Some Things are Unforgivable
Some things are unforgivable. My problem is the opposite of mankind's: not having gone into battle often enough, not having waged enough war. I've always shied from confrontation, more often than not backing down from a fight. Quarreling has…
Sunday, June 3, 2018
My Husband's Death Song
The brothers, amazed at how easily they had killed the giant bear, hurried up to their sister. "Don't cry now! We have saved you!"
But she didn't stop weeping. The brothers were bewildered until their sister's children emerged from the cave.…
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