Let’s get the cliché out of the way now: It’s been a long year. Like, a really long year. As someone who is very comfortable at home, man...

For my grandmother: Vesta “Vicky” Davis Cook I mark my life with music. If there’s a song in my playlist, there’s probably a strong...

We will begin  by saying that I don’t want to go to Paris. It’s for a lot of reasons, both practical and anxiety-related. Why am I...

June 12, 2008 It’s mosquitos swarming and the screen door slapping against the hickory frame as my body is stretching out of girlhood ...

Hermit Crab Hermetism There’s something in your sleeping breath that reminds me of a hermit crab gathering its courage to find a home...

Who would we be without our best friends? Had you asked me a month ago, I would have told you that I had been depressed for a few years....

It’s been several weeks since I last blogged. I’m not sure if that’s because Canton is low-key, or if I’m just  boring. Probably the...