In memory of Renee Good The trees were bare, spindly silhouettes threaded out against indigo sky. Fiery gold layers lit the horizon over cold morning water. In this silent majesty, mere moments before color washed to pale and...
“You’re gonna have to up your game tomorrow—Carol’s on the truck!” That thrown down at me from the truck window and Clayton B. Hill—a big man, and owner and operator of Clayton B. Hill Sanitation. “Double route tomorrow and...
“Screw the coyotes,” Suki said. “I want to see the meteor shower.” She grabbed her jacket, flicked the farm lights off, and slipped out the door. It was true that with the drought things came down from...
Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have
– James Baldwin
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