Order

Order

Yesterday, I went to help a friend who is preparing to start grad school. Our work was to clean and organize her apartment. This is something I have done for many friends and family members over the years, and I’m quite good at it. One time, I pulled all this stuff...
Squash Season

Squash Season

  Women, I think, have a special relationship with squash. I love squash,they say. All varieties. The acorn, the pumpkin, the spaghetti. Perhaps butternut the most. They wait to see how you’ll run your hands over a squash. The curves, the knotty bits, the flecks...
Squash Season

Squash Season

Women, I think, have a special relationship with squash. I love squash, they say. All varieties. The acorn, the pumpkin, the spaghetti. Perhaps butternut the most. They wait to see how you’ll run your hands over a squash. The curves, the knotty bits, the flecks of...
Seeing & Not Seeing

Seeing & Not Seeing

Since we’ve been at this for a while, you probably remember what “Blog Party” refers to, but in case you bonked your head like a cartoon character, or are just late to the party, read this post. This post is by moi, Shannon. Here’s how I first introduced myself...
Seeing & Not Seeing

Seeing & Not Seeing

Since we’ve been at this for a while, you probably remember what “Blog Party” refers to, but in case you bonked your head like a cartoon character, or are just late to the party, read this post. This post is by moi, Shannon. Here’s how I first introduced myself...
Pears

Pears

  Mariela brought us pears to eat in the park. The thought occurred to me to tell her about my grandmother, but the moment passed. Memaw loved pears. I brought them to her as gifts .Sometimes,I remember her knotted fingers curled around the bulbous bottoms as she...