I felt a hand gently rocking my ankle from over the thread-bare cotton sheet. I sat up quickly – though trying not to awaken my sister who was sleeping heavily next to me. Norma could sleep through anything. The room was dark but the light from the kitchen clock glowed softly through the slightly opened … Continue reading
It aggravates me when people use certain words to describe the taste of their food. “It has a buttery texture,” many often say. I ask: When was the last time these people ate a stick of butter? Or, they’ll dismissively say things like, “Oh, tofu tastes like chicken.” Nope. Tofu tastes like tofu; chicken tastes … Continue reading
I was a Catholic school kid in the 1980’s and—always the inquisitive child—I had issues with religion. Weekly masses and daily religion classes were as normal as brushing my teeth but the explanations behind the concept of God were always perplexing. “God is in all of us. Jesus Christ is the Good News,” the dark-robed … Continue reading
