Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
The stuffed animals caught my eye. Spilling out from Renee Nicole Good's glove compartment the morning she got shot, they told the story of a little boy who had just been made an orphan. The trauma we witness ripples through generations. I imagine parents yanked from carpool lines and summarily deported leave behind stuffed animals [...]
Four characters form the basis for Charlie Mackesy's extraordinary book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Four characters also currently inhabit my home and help me define the word family. Each of us, like you, depends on kindness and bravery to power us through our day. Also, each of us loves cake. [...]