Tag Archives: hope
Just Tornadoes?
Since I was a young girl, I’ve had occasional dreams having to do with tornadoes. Here’s the general scenario: I’m watching the sky from a window and I spot the oncoming storm. Frantically, I try to warn those around me, usually my family or some friends. Sometimes in the dream, my voice is either muffled […]
Another Find in the Backpack
Every night, I go through L’s backpack to sign his planner for the next day and see if there are any important papers to read from his teacher. I know that the students have been working on writing stories, and L has told me excitedly a few times about his story: its length, the dialogue, […]
12/18/12
I finally stopped Long enough tonight To let the tears come They had needed to fall But not in front of the little eyes That don’t yet grasp grief and weariness I set aside the order and reason of laundry And just sat down on my bedroom floor Songs filled my ears and my heart […]
Running the Race 
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