Start with what still is. A brown leaf— or the remnant, be specific— stuck to a white crew sock. The white sock, on your right foot. Your right heel, the indentation it makes in the center of the shabby, vaguely green ottoman. Some things do not allow for specificity. Note that. Beyond the apologetic ottoman [...]

I have come a long way. I’m still learning my name. Imagine, not knowing your name, at whatever age you might be now. I might have had a real name, once, but I can’t recall it. This is what happens, when you come a long way. I’ve been called many things, since I made my [...]

The bank teller squints through the glass into my car. She Has Something To Say. “We’re going to have to put a hold on this,” she says sternly. I feel my shoulders slump. “A hold on it?” “YES, A TWO-DAY HOLD ON THIS CHECK.” “Because the account is overdrawn?” I ask, raising my voice so [...]

THAT means I’m still going on about OAS — OCCUPY ANIMAL SHELTERS! Get out there, people! Foster! Adopt! Sponsor! Donate!

Still think I’m not talking to you? That I don’t understand, that your life is too complicated? Oh, I understand. But the faces I’ve seen in the shelters? They don’t understand, not so much.

National Adopt a Senior Pet Month, still in full force. You’re needed. Occupy an Animal Shelter, and let a furry body with a big heart Occupy Your Home, today and always.