The Sill of the World

behold Revisiting the same text, I find in it something new. Better yet, I have someone to discuss it with. charmed There's a snow g...

banquet The park is a narrow strip of grass by the river. Mostly, people pass through it on bikes or jogging with their dogs, but few linge...

Yesterday evening I joined a local branch of the Appalachian Mountain Club on a walk that had nothing to do with mountains, forests, or hiki...

digits Entering numbers into a form, carefully, on a laggard computer that decides at odd moments to step out for the computer equivalent o...

glancing She wishes her experiences would have more weight and texture. She thinks she's skimming over everything, recognizing but not ...

With one exception, none of these is specific to the holiday season, but they explore themes associated with this time of year. Title: A C...

appeased She deals with the fussy kid by pouring chocolate candies into his hands. His parents won't find out until later. begging A...