The Sill of the World

This covers the week of 7/19/20 - 7/25/20. barricaded The side doors to a vacant hotel are barred with luggage carts. dreading I wish I were...

This covers the week of 7/12/20 - 7/18/20. barbering The barber works outdoors on a path by the lake. At his station: a chair, a radio, a ca...

This covers the week of 7/5/20 - 7/11/20. highbrow A 12-year-old Samoyed dog is getting groomed in the park by his owner, who has brought al...

This covers the week of 6/28/20 - 7/4/20. competitiveness These days, I'm playing more Scrabble than I have in years. In one game, my op...

This covers the week of 6/21/20 - 6/27/20. covidiot Now a regular part of our vocabulary. pillowing The geese are fat brown pillows softenin...

This covers the week of 6/14/20 - 6/20/20. badgering The ducklings snap at dragonflies. cheep The perpetual cheeping of two chicks, one of t...

This covers the week of 6/7/20 - 6/13/20. concerns As protestors stream past and chant about defunding the police, two cops talk about their...