Monthly Archives: May 2009

From my mother’s sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze. Six miles from earth, loosed from the dream of life, I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters. When … Continue reading →

Driving her to school today, I heard President Obama say: I come here not to dispute the suggestion that I haven’t yet achieved enough in my life. First of all, Michelle (Obama) concurs with that assessment. She has a long … Continue reading →

There are 41,000 children in Travis County confronted with food insecurity every day. The average American consumes 1,950 pounds of food a year. Mulitplying those gives us 79,950,000 pounds of food required for those 41,000 children. A brown paper grocery … Continue reading →

“I think I’m going to have it,” I said, joking between pains. The midwife rolled competent sleeves over corpulent milky arms. “Dear, you never have it, we deliver it.” A judgment years proved true. Certainly I’ve never had you as … Continue reading →