this was initially an email, but I thought I’d post it anyhow
I sit across the room from parents who, for approximately 55 minutes, will play detectives. Bemused by the labyrinthine plot of their new favorite mystery-in-syndication, they scratch their chins and occasionally comment on the suspicious behavior of the show’s characters. Its a redundant game […]

The scent of pine needles was always a frightening one, the aroma creeping up the stairs - signaling alarm for my sister and I. We would peer over the sides of the handrail as my father violently dragged a rope-bound tree through the front door. He would then put on a cheerful Christmas record, and […]