As the girls have gotten older, we’ve handled some of those tricky summer weeks between school and camp schedules or around holiday weeks by sending the girls off to their grandparents’ houses. When I first typed that sentence I used the word “shipped”, but then I deleted it. It seemed a little too celebratory, and…
Author: thirdstoryies
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I Am Cherry Alive by Delmore Schwartz “I am cherry alive,” the little girl sang. “Each morning I am something new: I am apple, I am plum, I am just as excited As the boys who made the Hallowe’en bang: I am tree, I am cat, I am blossom too: When I like, if I…
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It’s hot here, and humid. This is not atypical for this place and this time of year. It’s been such an emotional week, and I’m spent. Our extended family is wrapping up an emotional journey, and we’ve followed along with their photos through our own tears. The daily news is hard to stomach, and the…