Joy Comes with the Mourning

Joy Comes with the Mourning

On their first date, my grandfather nearly made a drastic mistake, telling an off-color joke about squirrels to my grandmother. Even though she was quite the prude, she chose to look past his Navy boy ways and focus on the handsome blue eyes. Thank goodness, and probably thanks in no small part to my grandfather, she loosened up over time.

History is Not a Fact pt. 1

History is Not a Fact pt. 1

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell, 1984 History is not a fact. When I said the words to him, full of conviction and indignation, it took him aback.  “What do you mean history is not a...
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When I was maybe about eleven or so, I used to come home after school, a latchkey kid, and skulk around the house trying to be quiet as my mom slept a few more hours before dinner and then going to her job as a nurse. One of my favorite things during that time was to...