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Are you Caucasian?

September 25, 2013by champslikeus 3 Comments

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 […]

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The Durazno (Peach) Tree

June 10, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

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, […]

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Chapulines

April 18, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

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 […]

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Notes from a Part-Time Social Worker

Some Things Aren’t Broken: Miss Prissy 2

May 28, 2011by champslikeus Leave a comment

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 […]

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Miss Prissy

April 7, 2011by champslikeus Leave a comment

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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