Relationships

For 11 months the garage was out of bounds, his personal domain, a secret kingdom hidden behind a veil of mist, motor oil and mildew.

This guy I’m living with is relentlessly cheerful. Sometimes I’m so ornery just seeing him smile gets on my nerves.

If there’s a kernel of wisdom in the puppy experience it is that happiness is both essential and irrational.

I shouldn’t really be surprised that this guy, who seems oblivious to so many things, remembers he had his own pair of tweezers.

My mother’s laugh drew my mind to chatting with my grandmother, weaving a warm blanket of memories for our family.

Stadium sports gave us a way to experience our tribalism peacefully on a massive scale. It was sportsmanship that made us safe.

For my whole life power has been a color scheme with white on top. But that’s changing, and some losing power are fighting to hold on.