The Sill of the World

This covers the week of 3/7/21 - 3/13/21. ambulate In the largely empty bookstore, a teenaged boy walks in a slow, wide circle while reading...

This covers the week of 1/24/21 - 1/30/21. crumbs Instead of buying a pandemic puppy, she has gone outdoors more frequently to feed pigeons,...

This covers the week of 12/27/20 - 1/2/21. advisory As New Year's Day approaches, Duolingo is telling me something: "Fais plus de s...

This covers the week of 10/4/20 - 10/10/20. discombobulated A couple of lively restaurants, and around them blight. Farther south, an eerie ...

This covers the week of 9/27/20 - 10/3/20. entertains This afternoon's entertainment at the park: tap dancing, a Vegas lounge act, and a...

This covers the week of 5/10/20 - 5/16/20. aquatic A delightful amount of turtles in one pond. They cluster around a wooden dock. Another po...

environmental By the salty, polluted river, the grass is long and glossy. Purple flowers and soda cans nestle in it. forum Worries are b...

contending She's giving an outdoor talk, and her voice strives to rise above the wind. context I bump into someone I know quite well...

agreeable We watch a movie and wonder why it was made. But we don't wonder why we're watching it to the end. The couch is comfortab...

audience Among the people listening to the outdoor opera broadcasts: a young couple who have chosen seats close to the giant screen and are...

advising With a confidence that comes from distance and emotional detachment, she advises her friend over the phone to end the relationship...

addressing It's a sleek open space where the light fixtures look like upside-down salad bowls. Three speakers eventually settle on stoo...

cheerfully Most of the rooms are in shadow on a rainy day, but the kitchen remains bright and welcoming. formation We try building a ta...

bleariness Sleeplessness chases me throughout the week, catching and dragging at each day and leaving the nights unsettled. electrify Sh...

artifacts The clouds look like archaeological findings: pottery shards and splintered spears. carbs Enticed by the display of fat, cream...

appeal Before the clouds release their cold drizzle, he sits on the lip of an inactive fountain and sings "Stand By Me." cutout...

calming It's a gentle room. Blonde wood floors, small folding chairs, purple, pink, and light blue yoga mats rolled up in the corner. A...

accompanied A homeless man with a CD player hooked to his belt searches for bottles while accompanied by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli...

bearing We're eating salads outside in the dark by a bike lane and jogging path in the park. From around the bend, we hear a blues song...

businesslike There are several groups meeting in the atrium. One is for learning Spanish, another for figuring out how to make your home mo...