The first acquaintance I made with my new neighborhood was in the dark. Heidi had quit in the fall and they were putting me on more and more of her opening shifts until I moved, and, like a switch had clicked, my schedule was all openings. This meant I had to be at work at 6am. The uncertain timing of my new walk meant I wanted to give myself ( Read more... )

It's late at night. My eyes are sleepy. We just finished watching Titanic; Georgia, Ezra, Paige, and I. We've been anticipating watching the movie together for about six months but only now got around to it because Georgia got it on VHS, which was important to her. And with the submarine implosion two weeks ago, she finally got the idea for what ( Read more... )

I've been remembering Christmas 2020, and how the season of it made me feel close to the magic that Christmas used to have for me when I was younger. Somehow. I don't think that feeling can ever come back the same, because back then, a lot of it had to do with the magic around Christmas, the literal belief in flying reindeer and everything in the ( Read more... )