excerpts of the 100th dayOne day, Halmuni walked into a temple. From decades of Christianity, she chose Buddhism from that day on. The people at church say they’re…Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 2023
Published in12 WeeksThe top of Oswego StreetI reach the bottom of the street, more quickly than I expect, and remember to turn my wheels curbside to staunch the incline. Unwedging…Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
“I am not free while any woman is unfree … Nor is any one of you.”“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. And I am not free as long as one person…Mar 20, 2021Mar 20, 2021
Published in12 WeeksA season of finding my wordsI’ve been holding the pieces of my life, and letting them tell me things — this past week (plus) being one of them.Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Driving through Barangay OlympiaAnother fragment of writing, lost & found. This one popped up during a desktop search for my driv (er’s license).Jan 28, 2021Jan 28, 2021
Published in12 WeeksThe gapsWe visited the Vegas Adult Day Care center today. Haba had seen it in an ad, in the Korean newspaper.Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Published in12 Weeks20 Things You Don’t Know About MeTrue to form, I sat down with a writing application about three hours until deadline. I do have a lot of practice of submitting things at…Jan 16, 2021Jan 16, 2021
Published in12 WeeksVoice notes to my selfWe’re sitting on a dock in Malindi, waiting for the next bus to take us back home to Nairobi. Our conversation drifts to a question — of…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020