The Sill of the World

ballerina All of the dancers are talented, but one in particular has presence. She creates a mesmerizing character, and even when she isn...

admiring "Look at this beautiful sand castle!" the boy's mother says, moments before he kicks it apart. desquamated The pr...

One of my selections for Deal Me In was “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food,” an article by Michael Moss on how food companie...

bistro Cold dishes, AC pouring down on us in syrupy chillness. disquiet When I arrive, the first things I hear are "Hey! There'...

blot I don't always know how an author's life will affect the way I react to or analyze their work. Just sometimes, the knowledge i...

For Deal Me In 2017 , I read "Home," a part of Maya Angelou's Letter to My Daughter . She considers how people carry a repre...

chirruping A waterfall of bird chatter in the hour before dawn. creeds Tracing threads in the development of a religion. A move towards ...