My mother called me tonight to ask me a single question. She wanted to know if I had called the rehabilitation center where my grandfather has been staying. Of course, I didn't know where the facility was, so my answer w…

Warning: the following is tangential and most probably lacks coherency. It is, in short, a bit of a rant. Like I said before, I spent years wondering about my biological father. What was he like? Did he love my mother? W…

In lieu of black-eyed peas and cabbage, I made a summer meal for my crew tonight. We had burgers (lite, Heather, lite), salad and corn on the cob. While we were eating, Little One and I began to have a discussion. It st…

I have had a job since I was fifteen years old. My first job? It was abhorrent. I hated everything about it. I was sexually harassed by my manager, by customers, by people I worked with. I made friends with two, count '…

I walked into my classroom today to discover a gift from a former student. The student and I have bumped into eachother very few times since I had her in class two years ago. Nonetheless, today, she gave me a gift--or ra…