This covers the week of 12/20/20 - 12/26/20.
cinnamon
Errands sweetened by puffs of cinnamon-laden wind from the vendors' carts.
frustration
"What's the point?" she asks. "What's the point of learning any of this?" And there isn't an easy answer. Telling her that learning can be good for its own sake would be a glib response.
manifests
With creeping wonder and dread, he realizes that his isolation has made him more like his father.
osculation
Kissing by an arched stone bridge, ducks in a gaggle and the water crisp with ice.
skating
It's easier to talk about books, history, and other topics that aren't deeply personal. I don't often unearth the personal in conversation.
snowman
A towering snowman awaits us on the knoll. The next day, he's still there, looking less robust but still stubbornly upright.
wisecrack
When asked to rate his pain on a scale of 1 to 10, he hesitates before saying, "Pi" (a joke from a TV show he's been watching).
