So This is How it Goes
She doesn’t remember me when I come to visit after she arrived home from the hospital. She calls me to fix her computer. Interestingly, I follow another woman into her […]
She doesn’t remember me when I come to visit after she arrived home from the hospital. She calls me to fix her computer. Interestingly, I follow another woman into her […]
There is a man walking so slowly up the park path. He pauses near a bench. He’s wearing black sweats over a button-up white shirt. He pauses to watch a […]
Sheila had dementia. Bob was her husband, and I was their social-worker, so when the phone rang and Bob said, “I was tucking Sheila into bed last night and she asked […]
Great Basin National Park, NV to Boulder, CO — Instead of going to church, I went to a concentration camp. It was Sunday, probably the last day of my road trip. […]
Twin Falls, ID to Great Basin National Park, NV – The drive back into Nevada was long and boring, just the way I like it. I spent time imagining what I […]
Twin Falls, ID – Three men knelt on the sidewalk near my car parked near the Snake River Canyon. Two of them patted backpacks on the ground. I noticed a […]
Pomeroy, WA to Twin Falls, ID – I looked at a map and couldn’t tell where to go because I couldn’t tell where I wanted to go. Generally, I was […]
Klamath Falls, OR to Mount Vernon, WA to Pomeroy, WA – The drive through Oregon to Washington smelled like home so there was little to inspire my writing. I didn’t […]
Reno, NV to Klamath Falls, OR – I entered civilization again and headed past Reno to Susanville, CA. I passed one “road narrows” sign and then another. The elbow room […]
Ely, NV to Reno, NV – First, I had a flat tire in Ely, NV, where there are no coffee shops. I woke up at 5:30am, determined to get within nine […]