Monthly Archives: June 2015

Essay. Bearably unbearable. A Day with Lily.

On Star Trek, a blind woman represented an alien ambassador who traveled in a box because humans who saw him went insane. When pushed about such a companion, she asked, Is it because he is too ugly? Or too beautiful? … Continue reading

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Essay. The Road Home.

We just celebrated Father’s Day in the United States. I spent it watching films Dad and I loved. Memory gave him new life. In an earlier time, before we had dogs and a child and while we still had living … Continue reading

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Essay. The Fire that Tempers.

At one moment on a Saturday afternoon, I was hosting an e-mail friend who was attending a summer course near us. We drove up the coast and then came back to our house. My husband pulled me aside and told … Continue reading

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