Are you Caucasian?
A phone call from Mount Vernon, WA to Denver, CO — “Hey Jill, can I ask you a question?” my neighbor girl asked over the phone. She was picking the […]
Tag Archives: neighborhood
The Durazno (Peach) Tree
Here’s what I will miss about South 6th Street. My neighbor, Benito, comes over to bring me cilantro seed. He sees me in the dirt with my barn boots on, […]
Chapulines
This afternoon, I visit the neighbor kids’ house. Vale, the sixth grader, comes out of the kitchen with a bowl. “You want some? Try these.” In the bowl are about […]
Some Things Aren’t Broken: Miss Prissy 2
Miss Prissy, remember, is the cat that belongs to the homeless man. In fact, she is the cat who rides on his back while he rides his blue BMX bike […]
Miss Prissy
Tonight in the Red Apple grocery store, I stood behind the homeless man who carries his cat on his back. “What’s your cat’s name?” I ask. “Miss Prissy,” he says. […]
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