Day: June 3, 2022
- June 3, 2022
At 3:30 p.m. (CST) on September 24, the 7,941 satellites orbiting Earth began to fall like dominoes. Within minutes, every television set in every house, bar, waiting room, break room, SUV, and plane went dark. A woosh was heard
- June 3, 2022
Unlike my empty hands, it does not just lie there with its flowers opening up on white bed linen. All its seeds jettisoned, its future guaranteed for at least another season, this jewel-weed, asks for nothing that I cannot
- June 3, 2022
The air crackled with anticipation. The ball at Netherfield was but a fortnight away. And lo and behold, the regiment had arrived! The men marched in lockstep, their chins forward, their knees high, strutting up and down the streets.
- June 3, 2022
It was probably inevitable, I surmised while waiting for my family at the restaurant. We were having lunch for the twenty-first birthday of my grandson, Dave. There are a lot of people on the planet. What do we have
- June 3, 2022
Approaching the peak of his brief and beautiful bloom, Albert Meadows smiled serenely above the world. Nevertheless, nearing attainment of 120 college credits, he lost all balance of mind. In just under four years, he’d spilled sufficient sweat on
- June 3, 2022
When light hits a leaf just right, it is illuminated. It is simply green until it is more. Now there’s a halo. A lick of God at its edges. Maybe it’s a spotlight. Just a leaf in its moment
- June 3, 2022
On my phone, I see a letter from an editor while I listen to the kettle boil. I get them every day. I’m a struggling writer and, aside from coffee, the most rewarding way to begin my morning is
- June 3, 2022
Nutty Banana, Guava Sunrise, Berry Berry, Coconut Passion, Tropical Paradise. I clock into the smoothie shop at the same time every day. There’s usually already a line at the register when I walk in. The countertop, home to our
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