I spoke to a man yesterday who was at first, as they sometimes are, a bit wary of me. Let’s call him Tom. “So who are you? What are you calling about?” These are questions I often get as folx are pretty caught off guard when a stranger asks them…

Hey, I want to share with you about a call I had yesterday that I’m still thinking about. David is from a rural county in Western North Carolina. We’ll call him “David,” as that’s his first name. His first name, as though we are his familiars. And the conversation began…

I was out of half & half this morning, and it was early, around 6am, so I had to spend a few moments figuring out what would be open. Once I settled on a store that wasn’t too close but close enough, I sent a text to my sleeping daughter…

“You were wild once here. Don’t let them tame you.” — Isadora Duncan — I was out of half & half this morning so at 6am tried to figure out what would be open. Once I settled on a store that wasn’t too close, but close enough, I sent a text to my sleeping daughter in the off chance she woke while I was…