There is a hollowness to the sound a car makes when it crashes. The sound of screeching tires, of breaking glass are more forefront - but inside all of that there is also a deep transmuted, sub-sound. As if inside the moment of impact, a hungry void swallowed the destructive forces, then spat it back... Continue Reading →
To say I was a bit rusty in the W-2, clock-punching-work-world would be generous. For the past 13+ years I had no proper job. I filled my days with kid care; lacing in building and landscaping projects between diapers and driving. I was 12 years old when I got my first W-2 job dishwashing at... Continue Reading →
So you want to arm teachers? I’m sure some already are. But you want that as policy? Ok. Hmmmm. Is that going to be mandatory? If so, you’re going to get a lot of retirements. The current teaching pool did not sign up for weapons training or firefights. You’ll need to reconstitute a big chunk... Continue Reading →
I was in my early 20’s - still a firefighter - and honestly, the bravery just vanished. I woke up to what sounded like sand sliding slowly down paper. I also heard my dog; pissed off - pacing back and forth next to my bed, her growls merging into low half-barks. You try to put... Continue Reading →
Catching up to Kate, already on a business trip, found me traveling solo with the boys a bunch of times. But the image in your head right now isn't exactly right. Think nursing baby. And if you're a guy, traveling solo with a nursing baby, it gets especially interesting. You need stuff that is …... Continue Reading →
We are all grateful when the hurricane has passed and our home yet stands. When we look into the stillness that follows to see the detritus of leaves and branches, the blown over trash or umbrella that speaks to the long, riotous night. Relief floods in the awakening space of our good fortune. Then, bleeding... Continue Reading →
There is a small chunk of land between Nicaragua and El Salvador that connects Honduras to the Pacific coast. In retrospect, traveling those remote mountainous roads, in June 1990 was not the best place to be for two gringos. The UN was clearing the Nicaraguan Contra’s out of the country side; helping to stabilize the... Continue Reading →
As AZT and other proto-therapies for HIV and AIDS were coming out, my nursing school colleague, George, shared a project he was working on. It was his journal, in the raw language of our tradecraft, documenting the emergence of HIV and AIDS in Provincetown. The first cases morphed into the realization of a catastrophic dying process.... Continue Reading →
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March 28, 2020 Science was trying to avoid the racism mistake this time. When this novel corona virus was first identified, the naming was intentional: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus. The disease it produces is Corona Virus 2019 or COVID-19. This was intentional because science knows the history... Continue Reading →
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