November 2020

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault   I thought our wedding would kill the feud between families,  but no one from my side showed up.  Not even Mother.  It stung.  As a kid, when I asked how the feud began,  everyone just shrugged.  I assumed it happened so long ago no one knew. John’s family attended.  They […]

Every morning, never failing,  Auntie May hobbled across the street  to her grocery store.  She bought her items for the day  and talked to Freddy,  the young grocery clerk.  He’s the only worker who’ll talk to her;  he’s her only human interaction. This week she’s been ill and has stayed home.  She doesn’t want to

Millions dance as the city crumbles.  A fire on every street.  The ground quakes from the falling buildings.  It’s a celebration, they say.  Capitalism, the failed experiment, dies.  Skyscrapers worldwide lose their place in the heavens. As a historian, I’m afraid.  Societies start with the best of intentions,  but those in power  will grow into